Armenian Foreign Ministry warns citizens against travel to Italy
The Armenian Foreign Ministry warns citizens against travelling to Italy and urges all those who are currently in the country to immediately suspend their trip and return to Armenia.
“Taking into account the measures announced by the authorities of Italy aimed at preventing the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), we urge the citizens of the Republic of Armenia to strictly refrain from visiting Italy and urgently call on the citizens of Armenia who are currently in Italy to immediately suspend their trip and return to Armenia,” the ministry said in a statement.
“We urge the citizens of Armenia to keep in touch with the Embassy of Armenia in Italy,” it added.
It Italy, the coronavirus death toll jumped on Monday by 97 to 463. Infections in the country also increased to 9,172, up from 7,375 on Sunday, as Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte described the outbreak as the country's "darkest hour".
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