Pashinyan self-isolates due to coronavirus pandemic

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan went into self-isolation due to the republic's epidemiological situation, his press secretary Mane Gevorgyan said.

"Due to the epidemiological situation, the Prime Minister is in self-isolation," she replied to a question from the Armenpress agency about the reason for Pashinyan's absence from the liturgy in honor of the Nativity of Christ.

Earlier, Armenian President Armen Sargsyan fell ill with the coronavirus infection COVID-19 and is on self-isolation.

The total number of coronavirus cases in Armenia exceeded 160 thousand.