Press releases

Belarus President’s team win amateur ice hockey tournament for 11th time
The Belarus President’s team beat the Minsk Oblast team 8-4 in the second match of the final...

Over 64,000 COVID-19 tests performed in Belarus
According to the latest data, 2,578 people have tested positive for coronavirus in Belarus...

Belarus expects WHO’s full findings this week
"The things they saw in our country will make part of the WHO recommendations and will be used for other countries that are also facing this situation"...

Belarus’ stockpile of testing kits for new coronavirus at 65,880
A total of 49,843 coronavirus tests have been carried out so far...

WHO experts visit three healthcare institutions in Vitebsk
"Experts examined how the staff work, visited the division with contact patients and those who have confirmed coronavirus infection"...

Belarus’ Healthcare Ministry receives over Br3.9m, €78,400 in donations
The funds were used to buy 4,000 dental face shields, 100,000 medical protective gowns, 2,000 COVID-19 reagent testing kits and 20,000 half-face filter masks...

Belarus coronavirus update: 1,793 patients remain in hospital
A total of 169 people have recovered after getting treatment...

Belarus remain 87th in FIFA rankings
The Belarusian national football team goes 87th with 1,283 points in the recently published rankings of the Federation Internationale de Football Association...

WHO mission to issue preliminary findings on coronavirus situation in Belarus on 11 April
"We keep in very close contact with the Healthcare Ministry. In many ways, our vision and understanding of the development of the coronavirus situation coincide"...

Healthcare ministry: Tougher social distancing measures in case of hospital overload
Vladimir Karanik called for Belarusians to stick to at least basic recommendations, which include keeping distance in stores, buying products for elderly relatives and restricting contacts with them...

Over 49,000 COVID-19 tests performed in Belarus
A total of 1,331 people remain in hospital...

Belarusian companies win CIS 2019 quality excellence prizes
The Belarusian steel mill BMZ, the Baranovichi-based company OAO Torgmash, and OAO Agrokombinat Dzerzhinskiy have been awarded laureate titles...

Plans to use antibody-rich plasma to treat coronavirus patients in Belarus
To this end, healthcare specialists will use the results of rapid tests that determine coronavirus antibodies instead of the RNA of the virus...

Coronavirus testing carried out by 13 laboratories in Belarus
"We are testing and certifying rapid tests that determine antibodies to the virus instead of the virus RNA"...

About 25,000 healthcare workers on coronavirus frontline in Belarus
A total of 976 people remain in hospital...

WHO mission arrives in Belarus
The delegation includes three experts. The mission will work in Belarus from 8 April till 11 April...

No new coronavirus deaths in Belarus on 6 April
As of 7 April, 794 people remain in hospital...

Belarus’ Belovezhskaya Pushcha counts its wildlife
The survey showed that Belovezhskaya Pushcha has 604 bison, 260 elks, over 1,100 roe deer, and 2,600 red deer...

Kupala theater launches Non-Theater Mask social project
"The theater’s sewing workshop has already made 500 protective face masks. The theater plans to make more and donate them to Minsk Hospital No.10"...

Belarus has over 20,000 coronavirus testing kits
"The National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology performs some 700 tests a day. There are 13 laboratories working currently in the country"...