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24 Apr 2020
Belarusian Red Cross launching fundraiser for COVID-19 response Belarusian Red Cross launching fundraiser for COVID-19 response
All funds will be used to purchase necessary medical equipment, personal protective equipment for doctors, medical workers and volunteers...
23 Apr 2020
Belarus reports 938 coronavirus recoveries Belarus reports 938 coronavirus recoveries
A total of 8,022 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the country...
23 Apr 2020
Grodno-Druskininkai marathon postponed Grodno-Druskininkai marathon postponed
The marathon has been a regular event since 2011...
23 Apr 2020
Japan makes face masks from Belarusian linen Japan makes face masks from Belarusian linen
Japanese consumers take interest not only in linen face masks. Tablecloths and clothes are also popular...
22 Apr 2020
Minsk National Airport to use robot for temperature screening Minsk National Airport to use robot for temperature screening
IIM Ego was used in China during the coronavirus outbreak...
22 Apr 2020
Police conduct checks on over 10,000 Belarusians in self-isolation Police conduct checks on over 10,000 Belarusians in self-isolation
To date, more than 200 administrative protocols have been drawn up against those who have defied the self-isolation rules...
22 Apr 2020
Publishing projects to mark Victory Day launched in Belarus Publishing projects to mark Victory Day launched in Belarus
Under the patronage of the Information Ministry, the Petrus Brovka Belarusian Encyclopedia publishing house has implemented one of the most significant projects in the post-Soviet space - “Belarus Remembers. For the Sake of Life and Peace”...
22 Apr 2020
Belarusian Volleyball Championships end season with no winners named Belarusian Volleyball Championships end season with no winners named
The decision followed the consultations with Sport and Tourism Minister Sergei Kovalchuk in a bid to stem the spread of the coronavirus...
22 Apr 2020
Belarus reports 769 coronavirus recoveries Belarus reports 769 coronavirus recoveries
A total of 7,281 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the country...
22 Apr 2020
BelTA’s Victory Day project available in videos BelTA’s Victory Day project available in videos
The project is a wide reaching survey of people who went through the war, the fallen and the survivors, those who made the papers and ordinary people...
22 Apr 2020
Belavia to evacuate Belarusians, foreigners from India Belavia to evacuate Belarusians, foreigners from India
Belavia will depart from Goa to Minsk at 18:00 local time on 25 April...
21 Apr 2020
Belarus reports 577 coronavirus recoveries Belarus reports 577 coronavirus recoveries
A total of 6,723 people have tested positive for COVID-19...
21 Apr 2020
SKA Minsk 11th in All-Time Ranking List of European Handball SKA Minsk 11th in All-Time Ranking List of European Handball
Over the years SKA Minsk have won the European Champions Cup three times (1987, 1989, 1990)...
21 Apr 2020
Fifteen COVID-19 survivors in Belarus donate blood plasma Fifteen COVID-19 survivors in Belarus donate blood plasma
The National Scientific and Practical Center of Transfusiology and Medical Biotechnology plans to use plasma transfusion to help patients with the severe form of the virus...
21 Apr 2020
Belarus’ National Center for Contemporary Arts named best in CIS Belarus’ National Center for Contemporary Arts named best in CIS
The ranking is based on the analysis of popularity as well as excursions and virtual tours on offer in museums...
20 Apr 2020
Belarus reports 514 coronavirus recoveries Belarus reports 514 coronavirus recoveries
All in all, as of 20 April, 6,264 people tested positive for the coronavirus...
20 Apr 2020
Belarus Bolshoi Theater to show its legendary productions online Belarus Bolshoi Theater to show its legendary productions online
The performances of the Belarusian Bolshoi Theater recorded in different years by the Belarusian television will be posted weekly in the community #ЗОЛОТОЙФОНДБТ on the official page of the BTRC Main Directorate of Archive Materials Belteleradiofond in the social networks VKontakte and Facebook...
20 Apr 2020
Belarus’ Healthcare Ministry receives over Br5m, €79,000 in donations Belarus’ Healthcare Ministry receives over Br5m, €79,000 in donations
A total of Br4,249.628 from 348 legal entities and Br1,089.697 from individuals were deposited to the charity account of the ministry...
20 Apr 2020
Belarus coronavirus update: 494 patients recover Belarus coronavirus update: 494 patients recover
According to the Healthcare Ministry, 3,538 people remain in hospital...
17 Apr 2020
Belarus gets pilot batch of instant COVID-19 test kits Belarus gets pilot batch of instant COVID-19 test kits
"They will be used for medical triage at admitting departments of hospitals to separate patients having a regular bacterial pneumonia or pneumonia caused by another viral infection, from patients with coronavirus pneumonia"...
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