LIVE: Armenian Parliament holds special session to debate extending current state of emergency

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YEREVAN, JUNE 12, ARMENPRESS. The Parliament of Armenia is holding a special session: the issue on extending the current state of emergency in the country conditioned by the novel coronavirus is on the agenda.

The Armenian government made today a decision to extend the state of emergency for another 30 days. The current state of emergency has been declared on March 16 and was extended until June 13. According to the new decision, the state of emergency will be extended until July 13, 17:00.

According to the latest data, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Armenia has reached 15,281, out of which 5,639 patients have already recovered. The number of active cases stands at 9,298. The death toll has risen to 258.

Reporting by Norayr Shoghikyan; Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS