Armenian PM and family were infected with the coronavirus
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Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan (file photo)
"Yerevan (Armenia): Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his entire family have been infected with the coronavirus.
In a Facebook statement on Monday, Pashinian said he didn't have any symptoms, but decided to get tested ahead of visiting military units, and the test came back positive.
I will be working from home, the prime minister said, adding that he probably contracted the virus from a waiter who brought him a glass a water at a meeting without wearing gloves and later tested positive for the virus.
Armenia has so far reported over 9,000 confirmed cases of the virus among its population of nearly 3 million, with around 130 deaths.
The country's authorities declared a state of emergency in mid-March. Last week, Pashinian said the outbreak in Armenia was getting worse.