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Armenian PM Pashinyan tests positive for coronavirus

Armenian PM Pashinyan tests positive for coronavirus

By Reuters

Armenian opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan addresses lawmakers during a parliament session to elect an interim prime minister, in Yerevan, Armenia, on May 1, 2018. Photo: Reuters

YEREVAN: Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Monday said he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus, speaking during a Facebook live video. “I didn’t have any symptoms, I decided to take a test as I was planning to visit the frontline”, said Pashinyan, adding that his whole family was infected. Armenia, with a population of 3 million, had registered 9,402 confirmed cases of the coronavirus as of Monday and 139 deaths.