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Armenian PM Pashinyan tests positive for coronavirus
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 Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (AFP Photo)
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (AFP Photo)

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Monday said he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus, speaking during a Facebook live video.

"I didn’t have any symptoms, I decided to take a test as I was planning to visit the frontline", said Pashinyan, adding that his whole family was infected.

Armenia, with a population of 3 million, had registered 9,402 confirmed cases of the coronavirus as of Monday and 139 deaths.

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(Published 01 June 2020, 14:12 IST)