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The number of COVID-19 cases in Armenia rises to 770; Pashinyan speaks about increasing capital expenditure to create new jobs; 2000 Armenian citizens in Russia on a waiting list to return to Yerevan; and more.

The number of COVID-19 cases in Armenia rises to 736; the Health and Labor Inspectorate provides updates and information about monitoring businesses and organizations; Parliament reallocates funds to the state budget for the prevention and treatment of patients and more.

The number of COVID-19 cases in Armenia rises to 663; the fifth COVID-19 patient dies; the Minister of Health compares the restructuring of Armenia’s healthcare system to combat the pandemic to wartime mobilization efforts; the government introduces the ninth assistance program providing support to families facing economic hardship and have children under 18 years of age and more.

In this Q&A with EVN Report, epidemiologist and expert in vaccine development Seth Berkley talks about efforts to find an effective vaccine and a global mechanism to make sure it is available to those who need it.

The number of COVID-19 cases in Armenia rises to 571; tighter restrictions on movement and self-isolation is extended to April 13; Justice Minister Rustam Badasyan clarifies bill on tracking mobile phone data; Ministry of Economy provides more information on financial assistance packages; a leaked photo of a field hospital raises tensions and more.

Presidential and parliamentary elections were held in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) on March 31. While voter turnout was high (72.7%), no presidential candidate received the required majority of votes, necessitating a runoff election to take place in two weeks.

Ruzanna Safaryan, an expert in tech education and ecosystem development and head of the UNDP ImpactAim Accelerator program speaks to EVN Report about tech/IT education, their accelerator programs and about Armenian women in tech.

A summary of an analysis assessing the performance of Armenia’s current electoral system, focusing on regional representation and discussing the unsuccessful proposal to abandon district-based open lists in 2018 and introducing a new compromise.

The number of COVID-19 cases in Armenia rises to 532; the Special Commission on the State of Emergency extends stricter restrictions for another ten days; parliament fails to pass a controversial bill that would track mobile phone data in the morning, and then in a last-minute session, forces the bill through in the first reading and more.

Economist Ani Avetisyan takes a closer look at the numbers behind the COVID-19 pandemic.