YEREVAN, APRIL 7, ARMENPRESS.  Self-isolation regime has been set for the resident of Mirik village of Artsakh following the 1^st case of coronavirus infection was reported there, ARMENPRESS reports State Minister of Artsakh Grigory Martirosyan said in a press conference on April 7.

‘’Given the fact that just 40 families live in the village, we have decided to set a regime of self-isolation for the village to prevent the spread of the virus’’, he said.

The 1^st coronavirus case was recorded in Artsakh on April 7. The resident of Mirik village returned to Artsakh from Armenia. His contacts, a total of 17 people, have been isolated.

Edited and translated by Tigran Sirekanyan