US State Department calls on its citizens not to visit Armenia

The US State Department calls on the country's citizens to reconsider visiting Armenia because of COVID-19, the US State Department said in a statement.

Report informs, citing Novosti Armenia, that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a Level 3 Traffic Health Notice for Armenia due to COVID-19, which indicates the high level of COVID-19 in the country.

"Intermittent gunfire and occasional use of artillery systems, including land mines and mortars, result in deaths and injuries each year. Avoid roads near the 'line of contact' and roads near the international border between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

The US government is unable to provide emergency services to US citizens in Karabakh as US government employees are restricted from traveling there," the statement added.

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