Nineteen staff members in the office of Azerbaijan’s president have tested positive for the coronavirus, officials say, as authorities in the repressive Caucasus nation struggle to contain an escalating crisis.
A further 13 infections are also confirmed among employees of the emergency situations ministry and the ministry of labor, anti-virus task force spokesman Ramin Bairamly says.
Azerbaijan has registered 98 deaths and a total of 8,191 coronavirus cases after a 23 percent increase in new infections from last week.
The oil-rich country initially imposed a state of emergency in late March to contain the outbreak. It was lifted along with most virus restrictions on May 31.
“Nineteen cases of the coronavirus have been confirmed among the employees of the Presidential Administration,” says Bairamly.
“In the ministry of labour seven people were infected, in the emergency situations ministry – five people.”
— AFP
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