Tag: coronavirus

In the last three years, the number of reported cases of unregistered workers has increased in Armenia. Despite numerous legislative regulations and monitoring tools, unregistered employment remains a critical issue.

Vacationing outside of Armenia became an impossibility because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This could have encouraged domestic tourism, however, it was a missed opportunity, writes Sona Martirosyan.

COVID-19 tested governments around the world and has shown the need for global cooperation. Anna Barseghyan looks at EU and EAEU assistance to Armenia over the last several months.

Despite the COVID-19 emergency piling on top of displacement-related issues, a refugee family from Iraq is filled with optimism, striving for a better future in Armenia.

The tourism industry has been particularly hard hit because of the COVID-19 pandemic. What does this mean for the three countries of the South Caucasus?

This year, there are no tourists, no airport pickups or tearful goodbyes, no late night phone calls or text messages asking where to find the best khorovats, writes Maria Titizian.

Egor Zaitsev, the World Health Organization Representative in Armenia says that the Armenian government’s decision to implement a lockdown was timely, however, the issue was with enforcement and lifting the lockdown too soon, especially when cases were increasing.

When it comes to dealing with a pandemic, resources matter, says Dr. Vanessa Kerry of Seed Global Health, but it has to be coupled with good policy and courageous leadership willing to make the right decisions.

Over 90 percent of the world’s student population have seen their education interrupted because of the COVID-19 pandemic. While education is the most visible issue, the impact on children cuts much deeper than is being recognized.

Teachers, students and parents are all trying to cope with the transition to online education. Gohar Abrahamyan reveals some of the successes and challenges.

While many people are following regulations of social distancing and self-isolation, other processes continue unabated, creating a new normal.

Like the rest of the country , EVN Report’s staff have been in self-quarantine for almost a month. We talk honestly about the challenges of working remotely while in isolation and having to be ready at any time of the day or night to report the news.

What will change after the global COVID-19 pandemic and how can Armenia position itself to come out of the crisis in a stronger position? Samson Avetian breaks down the economic landscape.

The experience of combating the coronavirus pandemic in Armenia can and should serve as an important foundation to develop long-term and institutionalized mechanisms of crisis management with the support of Diasporan experts and professionals.

Armenia’s Minister of Health Arsen Torosyan speaks with EVN Report about actions and measures the Armenian government is taking to inform the population about the coronavirus, what they’re doing to contain the single case of the virus registered in the country and to ensure new cases are prevented.