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At night on April 20, temples of Azerbaijan held their Easter services without believers because of anti-coronavirus measures.

Robert Kocharyan, the second president of Armenia, is the only one arrested person, whom Catholicos Garegin II has called to release because of the coronavirus threat, residents of Armenia have noted, suggesting that the clergyman's initiative is a political one.

During the last 24 hours, the number of COVID-19 infection cases in Georgia went up by 15 and reached 385. The country's president announced the extension of the state of emergency until May 10.

Amid the growth of the number of coronavirus cases in Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov has prohibited residents from leaving their homes on April 18 and 19. The state servants, who break the ban will be dismissed, he has warned.

The Armenian government has started implementing 13 programmes to support small and medium-sized businesses, as well as helping the population to mitigate the economic and social consequences of the coronavirus epidemic, the Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, stated on April 17.

Patients with chronic diseases from the Gali District of Abkhazia cannot get their scheduled treatment in Georgia after the border was closed due to the coronavirus threat. Locals also have difficulties with foodstuffs.

Russian authorities should investigate the new threats of the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, to Elena Milashina, an observer of the "Novaya Gazeta" newspaper, and stop the persecution of journalists and human rights defenders in the republic, the Amnesty International (AI) has stated.

Until the end of April, residents of Dagestan will be able to visit cemeteries only for funerals; while access to worshiping is prohibited, says the resolution of the chief sanitary doctor of Dagestan.

In Chechnya, according to a report prepared by the republican TV Channel and released today, the food prices in shops and markets remained the same after the quarantine had been imposed. The prices for many food products have significantly grown in the republic, Instagram users and local residents note.

In Baku, the court has found Niyameddin Akhmedov, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, guilty of violating the quarantine regime and arrested him for 30 days. The international human rights organization "Human Rights Watch" (HRW) called on the Azerbaijani government to stop abusing restrictions to retaliate against the opposition.

Georgian economists diverge in their opinions about the Georgia's need for financial help from the international community, and whether the country could overcome the economic crisis on its own.

The broadcast on air of the "Grozny" ChGTRK (Chechen State TV and Radio Company) of reports about the free transit of motor vehicles across Chechnya demonstrates a change in Ramzan Kadyrov's position in his public dispute with the Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

Moscow is ready to forgive any actions of Ramzan Kadyrov, as long as the Kremlin sees in him a guarantor of stability and a symbol of Putin's victory in Chechnya, the political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" assert.

The delay in customs duties and taxes provided by the authorities is not enough to save businesses from bankruptcy, entrepreneurs of Abkhazia assert.