Press releases

Belarus’ COVID-19 update: 1,869 new cases, 995 recoveries
The nationwide COVID-19 tally has reached 201,831 cases...

Shimanovich named European Male Swimmer of 2020
The 26-year-old Belarusian swimmer's main achievement last year was a new world record of 55.34 seconds in the 100m breaststroke. The record was set on 19 December in Brest during the Belarus Open Swimming Championship, when Ilya Shymanovich surpassed the achievement of UK’s Adam Peaty, who was the leader in the discipline, by 0.07 seconds...

Viazovich’s crew 4th after Dakar 2021 Stage 1
The Bisha-Wadi Ad-Dawasir stage with a 457 special will take place on 4 January...

Belarus’ COVID-19 update: 1,923 new cases, 3,246 recoveries
The nationwide COVID-19 tally has reached 194,284 cases...

Belarus reports 1,957 new COVID-19 cases, 2,644 recoveries in past 24 hours
The nationwide COVID-19 tally has reached 192,361 cases...

Polar explorers send New Year greetings to Belarusians
The head of the 13th Belarusian Antarctic Expedition Aleksei Gaydashov sent greetings, on behalf of the exhibition, to the National Academy of Sciences and all Belarusians...

Belarus’ COVID-19 latest: 1,816 new cases, 1,836 recoveries
The nationwide COVID-19 tally has reached 190,404 cases...

Sabalenka wraps up 2020 at 10 in WTA
Aryna Sabalenka has won three tournaments in the recent WTA season. The Belarusian took ten victories in 39 matches...

Six medals for Belarus at Salnikov Cup in St. Petersburg
Ilya Shimanovich won the Salnikov Cup Grand Prix, scoring the maximum number of points in the 100m breaststroke, clocking 56.04...

Belarus reports 1,841 new COVID-19 cases, 1,385 recoveries in past 24 hours
The nationwide COVID-19 tally has reached 188,588 cases...

BC Tsmoki Minsk secure 12th Belarus Cup title
In the final at the Olimpiets sport center in Mogilev Rostislav Vergun’s team defeated BC Borisfen 83-79 overtime...

Belarus’ COVID-19 update: 1,825 new cases, 1,498 recoveries
The nationwide COVID-19 tally has reached 186,747 cases...

Belarus to get first batch of Sputnik V vaccine in early 2021
“We are grateful for the professional opinion given by Belarusian sanitary doctors who assessed the efficacy of the experimental cycle of the vaccine testing, which demonstrated that the vaccine can be produced jointly,” the ambassador said...

Belarus reports 1,917 new COVID-19 cases, 2,358 recoveries in past 24 hours
The nationwide COVID-19 tally has reached 181,113 cases. A total of 159,437 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus...

Belarus Events Calendar: JANUARY 2021
Holidays, festivals, exhibitions...

Belarus’ COVID-19 latest: 1,922 new cases, 2,272 recoveries
The nationwide COVID-19 tally has reached 179,196 cases. A total of 157,079 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus...

Belarus reports 1,858 new COVID-19 cases, 1,877 recoveries in past 24 hours
The nationwide COVID-19 tally has reached 177,274 cases. A total of 154,807 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus...

Belarus ranks 53rd on global human development index
Belarus’ human development index was 0.823 in 2019. The country ranks 53rd out of 189 countries, down three notches over 2018 (50th rank) but remains in the group of 66 very high human development countries...

Belarus to start COVID vaccinations in January
In line with Belarus’ vaccination priority criteria, the first to get the shots will be healthcare professionals, teachers, retail workers and other people who contact with the general public. They will receive the vaccine free of charge...

Belarus’ COVID-19 update: 1,893 new cases, 1,295 recoveries
The nationwide COVID-19 tally has reached 175,416 cases. A total of 152,930 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus. As many as 1,333 COVID-19 patients suffering from a number of chronic diseases have died since the infection's outbreak in Belarus...