Armenia’s Prime Minister has returned to work after being diagnosed with coronavirus, his press officer has told CNN.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan started working from home early last week
“The Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, his spouse, Anna Hakobyan, and three of their children have been tested negative for the coronavirus in a double testing. The PM will be back on his full duties starting from today,” Mane Gevorgyan, the Prime Minister’s press officer, said in a text message.
Pashinyan is one of several senior politicians to be diagnosed with the virus. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson spent time in intensive care suffering from Covid-19, while Kentucky senator Rand Paul tested positive for the virus in March.
Iran’s Vice President Masoumeh Ebtekar and Deputy Health Minister Iraj Harirchi both tested positive for the virus, and an adviser to the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei died after contracting it.
Justin Trudeau’s wife Sophie was also diagnosed with the virus, forcing the Canadian Prime Minister to isolate for two weeks.
Britain’s Prince Charles and Monaco’s Prince Albert also contracted Covid-19.
