YEREVAN/LONDON – Armenian President Armen Sargsyan has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
According to the Armenian news agency, the 67-year-old travelled to the British capital for surgery. The surgery went well but the president experienced covid-19 symptoms in the recovery phase.
The President is self-isolating and will temporarily continue his activities remotely, the Executive Office informed.
In Armenia, coronavirus cases grew by 324 in the last day reaching a total of 160,544. A total of 2,878 fatalities are reported so far.
On the other hand, Britain, where Armen contracts the disease, is experiencing an increase in COVID-19 cases as the new variant of the novel virus spreads through the capital and southern regions.
Britain announced another lockdown for England to curb the spike of coronavirus.
Britain enters full lockdown as COVID-19 cases continue to rise
