ArmInfo. Scientists at the Institute of Molecular Biology of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia have developed and will soon begin production of tests for the diagnosis of coronavirus infection. This was announced live on Facebook by Prime  Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashiyan. He noted that according to the  leadership of the institute, the institute can produce up to 100  anti-coronavirus tests daily.

He noted that the government has recently given special importance to  the financing of science, including applied science. In the budgets  of 2019 and 2020, the government increased funds for applied science  by more than 10-fold, to 600-700 million drams.  About 300 million  drams were spent on the purchase of laboratory equipment alone.