Press releases

Belarus’ Bolshoi Theater to premiere Pinocchio on 19 December
"This opera was first performed in Hamburg in 2008. Then it has een staged by theaters in Naples, Parma, London and other cities in Europe"...

Belarus reports 1,851 new COVID-19 cases, 2,422 recoveries in past 24 hours
The nationwide COVID-19 tally has reached 152,453 cases. A total of 129,950 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus...

Azarenka named 2020 WTA Comeback Player of the Year
In this nomination the Belarusian athlete overpassed Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria, Laura Siegemund of Germany and Patricia Maria Tig of Romania. This year former world number one Victoria Azarenka, currently ranked 13th, won the tournament in New York and reached the final in the US Open and Ostrava...

Belarus' Bolshoi Theater to host world opera stars on 29 December
Although the concert will take place on New Year's Eve, it is difficult to call it entertaining, conductor Dmitry Matviyenko said...

Belarus' COVID-19 update: 1,649 new cases, 1,444 recoveries
The nationwide COVID-19 tally has reached 150,602 cases...

Dzinara Alimbekava, Anton Smolski to represent Belarus at Christmas biathlon race
The traditional Christmas biathlon race will take place on 28 December...

Grodno to launch mobile tourist guide
“The app will contain all relevant information for tourists: maps, locations and images of all landmarks of the city, history, and additional information. The app will also show cultural establishments, stores, catering facilities, hotels, and hostels,” Yevgeny Arod noted...

Belarus learn rivals for 2022 World Cup qualifying
The ten group winners will qualify for the World Cup. The ten group runners-up will go into the play-offs, joined by the two best group winners of the 2020/21 UEFA Nations League. The three path winners qualify for the World Cup...

Belovezhskaya Pushcha to live stream wildlife all winter
"For the fourth consecutive year, the birdwatch.by [Birds Everyday] website offers a unique opportunity to observe wildlife from your cozy home thanks to a round-the-clock live stream"...

Belarus reports 1,796 new COVID-19 cases, 1,310 recoveries in past 24 hours
The nationwide COVID-19 tally has reached 148,953 cases...

Belarus’ COVID-19 latest: 1,878 new cases, 2,435 recoveries
The nationwide COVID-19 tally has reached 147,157 cases. A total of 124,774 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus...

Belarus reports 1,774 new COVID-19 cases, 1,647 recoveries in past 24 hours
The nationwide COVID-19 tally has reached 143,383 cases...

Belarus’ COVID-19 latest: 1,701 new cases, 1,729 recoveries
The nationwide COVID-19 tally has reached 141,609 cases...

Azarenka, Sabalenka nominated for WTA Player of the Year award
The WTA has revealed the list of six nominees for the 2020 WTA Player of the Year award. Among the nominations are two Belarusian players – world number 10 Aryna Sabalenka and world number 13 Victoria Azarenka...

Exhibition in Brest Fortress tells about contributions of USSR republics to common Victory
Sixteen mobile stands of the exhibition tell about the contribution of the eleven Soviet republics to the Great Victory. The exhibition demonstrates portraits of the Great Patriotic War heroes, copies of documents, and materials about the key events of the war, the partisan movement, and the life of Soviet homefront workers during the war...

Belarus expands list of countries with reported COVID-19 cases
Those who arrive from these countries are required to be in self-isolation for 10 days from the date of arrival in Belarus...

Belarus reports 1,689 new COVID-19 cases, 1,608 recoveries in past 24 hours
The nationwide COVID-19 tally has reached 139,908 cases...

Minsk Christmas Ice Hockey Tournament 2021 canceled
The Christmas Amateur Ice Hockey Tournament for the Prizes of the President of Belarus will not take place in 2021 due to the unfavorable epidemiological situation...

Belarus’ daily COVID-19 update: 1,572 new cases, 893 new recoveries
The nationwide COVID-19 tally has reached 138,219 cases...

114,341 coronavirus recoveries reported in Belarus
A total of 136,647 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Belarus...