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April 04, 2020

Coronavirus in the Caucasus. 78 new cases in Azerbaijan, 34 in Armenia, first death in Georgia. Live updates

Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia - disease statistics, safety measures, other events related to the epidemic. Coronavirus in the Caucasus

April 04, 2020

Ambulance paramedic infected in Georgia

New cases connected to infection of seven employees of the National Bank of Georgia who worked with banknotes

April 04, 2020

Abkhaz authorities ready to impose curfew if quarantine violations continue

The authorities are trying to be proactive, as they understand that their own resources to cope with the pandemic will not be enough, and the emergence of a virus in Abkhazia could be a disaster

April 04, 2020

Georgia records first coronavirus death

A 79-year-old woman from the so-called Marneuli-Bolnisi cluster, has died. These two cities have been on lockdown since March 23

April 04, 2020

Easter liturgy in Georgia to go ahead despite coronavirus crisis

The Patriarchate also once again stated that it was not going to change the rite of communion and would not, in particular, administer it with disposable cutlery

April 04, 2020

Baku life in quarantine – photos and stories

Metro, cafes and restaurants are closed, citizens are forbidden to leave home unnecessarily

April 03, 2020

Homegrown art: how Azerbaijani youth is cultivating culture in the regions

Creative spaces that are breaking stereotypes and help break out of the vicious circle of “home, work, home, repeat”

April 03, 2020

Chechnya closes borders for quarantine

The Chechen Republic is the first region in Russia to close its borders due to the coronavirus epidemic

April 03, 2020

Georgian police write up $700k in state of emergency fines

706 people have been fined for violating the state of emergency rules

April 03, 2020

Georgian Orthodox Church changes schedule of services

The patriarchate gives recommendations to head priests

combating the spread of coronavirus, state of emergency in Armenia, self-isolation, diary

April 03, 2020

Armenia, coronavirus: diary of a journalist in self-isolation with her three children

Juggling a career and family is never easy. But how does it work when the both classroom and the office are suddenly crammed into one apartment?

April 03, 2020

Coronavirus in the Caucasus. 1-3 April, 2020

Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia - disease statistics, safety measures, other events related to the epidemic. Coronavirus in the Caucasus

April 02, 2020

Record number of new coronavirus cases in Armenia

Hospital beds in gyms, when the peak of infection is expected and why there are fewer infected in Georgia than in Armenia

April 02, 2020

Two people dead from coronavirus in one day in Armenia

In total, the country has had 6 deaths, 663 infected and 33 recovered

April 02, 2020

Azerbaijan introduces strict lockdown – citizens must warn before exiting home

Citizens will need to receive permission from the authorities before exiting the house and provide a reason for their request

April 02, 2020

Georgian Orthodox Church recommends worshippers maintain safe distance during services

Patriarch Ilia II has addressed the believers

April 02, 2020

People who cannot return from war – is it possible to leave PTSD in the past?

The next anniversary of the “April war”, a full-scale aggravation in the Karabakh conflict zone on April 2-6, 2016, when dozens of people died on both sides

April 02, 2020

Businesses appeal to Georgian gov’t to allow online commerce

Big electronics stores have been closed down

April 01, 2020

North Ossetia: warehouses brimming with alcohol, pharmacies without disinfectants

Alcohol factories in North Ossetia could provide disinfectants to Russia and the entire Caucasus. But Moscow is not giving permission and the plants have been shut down