NEWS.am daily digest: 18.09.2020

Armenian News - NEWS.am presents a daily digest of Armenia-related top news as of 18.09.2020:

COVID-19 IN ARMENIA

As of 11 am on Friday, 239 new cases of the coronavirus were confirmed in Armenia, and the total number of these cases has reached 46,910.

Also, one more death from COVID-19 was registered, making the respective total 926 cases.

The number of people who have recovered over the past one day is 138, the total respective number so far is 42,369, and the number of people currently being treated is 3,330.

A total of 255,927 COVID-19 tests have been performed to date.

SHOOTING ON BORDER

Another shooting took place on the Azerbaijan-Iran border, leaving one dead.

Citing the State Border Guard Service, APA reported that border guards noticed two trespassers. After gunshots fired by border guards at the trespassers who failed to obey the command, one of the contrabands was killed, and the other managed to hide. During the inspection, the border guards found two bags of nearly 15 kg of a narcotic drug, as well as a rifle.

Through the undertaken measures, resident of Beylagan region Mamedov Adish Javadoglu was arrested, and border guards found and seized 10 bottles of alcohol.

ATTACK IN SF

The Board of Trustees of the St. Gregory Armenian Apostolic Church of San Francisco, California, announced on Thursday that around 4 a.m. the building adjacent to the church was set ablaze by arsonists, Asbarez reported.

“The building housed Vasbouragan Hall, as well as offices for St. Gregory Armenian Church and various organizations. The San Francisco Fire Department responded immediately, however, the building has suffered a great loss,” said the church board of trustees.

ARMENIAN GIRL BLINDED

A 17-year-old female resident of Yerevan was transferred to a hospital with the diagnosis of complete blindness after receiving the Gardasil vaccine, Pastinfo Armenian newspaper reported.

A Pastinfo’s insiders affirm that the girl was transferred to the hospital with neurological issues, but after undergoing a checkup, there were no neurological issues.

According to the information transmitted to Pastinfo, the girl was blinded right after receiving the Gardasil vaccine at the polyclinic of Armenia Medical Center in Yerevan.

NEW MOTHER DIES

Seda, a 30-year-old new mother, has died at a Yerevan hospital.

Her relatives told Armenian News-NEWS.am that Seda’s pregnancy had passed without any issues, she herself had gone to the hospital Thursday morning, but hours later, they could not contact her.

The new mother’s family still does not know what caused her death. Seda's first newborn is a girl, and she is doing fine.

In a conversation with Armenian News-NEWS.am, the said hospital’s staff confirmed the reports of her death, adding that they will issue a respective statement.

PROTESTS IN YEREVAN

A group of Armenia’s entrepreneurs who are importing and selling clothes and shoes is staging a protest in front of the main building of the government.

They complain about the recent changes made in the Customs Code, as a result of which they have to clear their imported goods from customs in Armenia at a higher duty.

The demonstrators noted that in this case, they will have to sell their products at prices that are six times more expensive, whereas the buyers cannot afford them.

JUDGES NEW STATEMENT

President of the Court of Cassation of Armenia, Yervand Khundkaryan, has issued a statement.

The statement notes, in particular, that on Tuesday, Khundkaryan was elected a judge of the Constitutional Court by the National Assembly, and therefore he is hereby resigning as President of the Court of Cassation and as a judge of the Civil and Administrative Chamber of the Court; terminating his membership in the Union of Judges of Armenia, at the same time resigning from the post of the Chairman of the Union; and is resigns from his position as Chairman and Member of the Governing Board of the Academy of Justice of Armenia.

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