NEWS.am daily digest: 08.06.2020

Armenian News - NEWS.am presents a daily digest of Armenia-related top news as of 08.06.2020:

RESIGNATIONS

Armenia’s President Armen Sarkissian on Monday received proposals from PM Nikol Pashinyan on the dismissal of Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Artak Davtyan, head of the National Security Service (NSS) Eduard Martirosyan and Chief of Police Arman Sargsyan.

In the meantime, the PM took to his Facebook to reveal the names of new heads.

Thus, Lieutenant General Onik Gasparyan has been appointed Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Colonel Argishti Kyaramyan has been appointed Director of the National Security Service, Colonel Vahe Ghazaryan has been appointed Chief of Police.

COVID-19 IN ARMENIA

Armenia confirmed Monday 195 COVID-19 new cases, bringing the total number to 13,325.

The total number of tests conducted so far is 70,000, while 8,943 people are currently being treated in the republic.

According to the latest data, 4,099 people have recovered thus far.

In total, 211 patients—an increase by 11—have died.

In the meantime, Armenia already ranks 20th in the world in the number of people infected with COVID-19 per one million inhabitants. On June 5, the country was ranked 22nd in the world in this regard, whereas on June 3—28th.

According to worldometers.info/coronavirus/, there are 4,431 COVID-19 cases per one million residents.

With this indicator, Qatar, San Marino, and the Vatican are the top three countries in the world

PM'S FAMILY TESTS NEGATIVE

The results of the second coronavirus tests of Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his family members have come back negative.

"We have just received the results to the re-tests of our family members. We all have a negative result. We also received negative results yesterday, too," the PM said on his Facebook page.

ARTSAKH TRIPS

Artsakh president Arayik Haroutyunyan noted that entry to Nagorno-Karabakh will be prohibited without a negative COVID-19 test result. According to him, those who will not be able to submit such a document will undergo rapid tests at the Artsakh border checkpoints and will be allowed to enter only if the test results are negative.

RUSSIAN CITIZEN DIES IN YEREVAN

A Russian citizen jumped off the Yerevan bridge on Sunday to commit suicide. He was taken to hospital, where doctors said his condition was critical. Mushegh Aleksanyan, 35, died hours later without regaining consciousness.

According to the source, a letter was found in his possession, in which, in particular, it was written: "Call mom, tell her that I love her," in Russian, indicating his mother's phone number.

The Investigative Committee of Armenia has initiated a criminal case on this incident.

Armenia President receives proposals to sack army general staff chief, National Security Service Director

Armenia Police chief also to be dismissed

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