make preferableArmenian News - NEWS.am presents a daily digest of Armenia-related top news as of 28.07.2020:
- As of 11am Tuesday, 236 new cases of coronavirus have been registered in Armenia.
A total of 37,626 cases of COVID-19 were confirmed as of Tuesday morning.
The total number of tests conducted so far is 158,527, and 1,061 of them were performed in the past one day.
Also, 9,330 people—a drop by 463 in the past one day—are currently being treated.
According to the latest data, 27,357 people—with 692 people in the last day—have recovered thus far.
In total, 719 patients—an increase by 8 in the past day—have died so far of this disease.
- A 34-year-old Armenian woman and her 5-year-old son have been assaulted by 2 Turkish speaking males in Northeast Philadelphia, the US.
On Friday, July 24th at around 9:30 AM, a 34-year-old Armenian woman She woman was stopped at a red light on the intersection. One man was vandalizing the car ripping Armenian symbols/flags off of her tag plates, while the other man was beating on the driver’s side door window and verbally-threatening and harassing her with discriminatory slurs, shouting at the other man to “remember this car.” She was able to safely drive off with moving traffic.
- Nine Armenian soldiers are in hospitals after being wounded as a result of the Azerbaijani aggression on the border of the Tavush province, Armenian defense ministry spokesperson Shushan Stepanyan told Armenian News - NEWS.am.
The condition of five of the wounded servicemen is satisfactory, and the condition of four is good, she added.
- The Presidents of Russia and Turkey, Vladimir Putin and Recep Erdogan, discussed the state of affairs in the South Caucasus amid the aggravation of the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani state border.
Vladimir Putin highlighted the importance of avoiding any actions that would escalate tensions.
According to the Kremlin press service, both sides expressed interest in resolving the conflict situation exclusively by peaceful means, through talks.
They expressed readiness to coordinate efforts to stabilize the region.
- The COVID-19 virus-linked hunger is leading to the death of 10,000 children each month, Associated Press (AP) reportedreferring to the UN data.
Besides, the spread of infection increases the monthly rate in children suffering from acute malnutrition by over 550 thousand. Over a year, that is up 6.7 million from last year’s total of 47 million. The consequences of malnutrition in children include bloating, stunted growth, and impaired mental development.
