YEREVAN, March 20. /ARKA/. Citing the situation caused by the outbreak of coronavirus, Armenia's Central Bank said it ceases accepting applications and messages in paper format (hard copies) starting March 23.

It said all applications and messages of citizens and legal entities should be sent to the Central Bank at [email protected] or through the official website of the bank. Responses will be sent to the indicated addresses.

The regulator said in the event of a change in the situation, it will issue a new statement.

On March 16, the Armenian government declared a 30-day state of emergency in an effort to contain the spread of coronavirus. So far, 136 cases of the infection were confirmed in the country.

The majority of the confirmed coronavirus cases are related to two primary sources of infection with both persons arriving from Italy. According to Health Minister Torosyan, the condition of all patients is satisfactory.

The country’s first coronavirus patient, a 29-year-old man evacuated from Iran in late February, was declared recovered earlier this week and discharged from hospital. - 0-