Artsakh president tests negative for coronavirus

Artsakh Republic President Arayik Harutyunyan has tested negative for the novel coronavirus based on the results of a PCR test, Head of the General Information Department at the President’s Office, Vahram Poghosyan said on Facebook.

“The president is currently working and continues to actively perform his duties,” he wrote.

Harutyunyan was tested for the virus after Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan revealed on Monday morning that he had contracted Covid-19. The Artsakh and Armenian leaders last met in Yerevan on May 28.