Fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenian forces over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region has helped spread the coronavirus in the territory, the WHO has said.

“As we have been repeatedly saying, Covid-19 does not respect borders or lines,” WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic said at a press conference.

“The mobilisation of troops for conflict, the displacement of populations because of it all, adds to the ability of the virus to take hold.”

Armenia's newly reported cases have doubled over the past 14 days and in Azerbaijan, new cases have increased by approximately 80 per cent over the past week.

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