COVID-19 pandemic in Belarus
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Belarus, when the first case of COVID-19 in the country was registered in Minsk on 28 February 2020.[1]
COVID-19 pandemic in Belarus | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Location | Belarus |
First outbreak | Wuhan, China |
Index case | Minsk |
Arrival date | 28 February 2020 |
Confirmed cases | 26,772 |
Recovered | 8,168 |
Deaths | 151 |
On 28 February, Belarus confirmed its first case. A student from Iran tested positive on 27 February and was admitted to a hospital in Minsk.[2][1] The individual arrived in Belarus via a flight from Baku, Azerbaijan, on 22 February.[2][3]
On 21 March, a total of 76 confirmed cases have been reported.[4] Two days later, 81 confirmed cases have been reported, including 22 recoveries. According to the official data, more than 21,000 COVID-19 tests had been conducted in Belarus since 23 January.[5][6]
On 31 March, the first death was reported in Belarus.[7][8][9]
COVID-19 Pandemic In Belarus Media
COVID-19 information and action protocols in the elevator of the National Library of Belarus (7 April 2020).
Candlelight ceremony during Easter service in the Orthodox Holy Assumption Cathedral in Vitebsk.
Non-contact temperature measurement at a bus station in Vitebsk.
Signature collection for nominating candidates for the 2020 Belarusian presidential election.
Youth Bloc activists marching with a coffin alongside the military column during the 9 May Victory Day Parade rehearsal.
Logarithmic scale diagram of COVID-19 pandemic progression in Belarus per ECDC
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Belarus announces first case of coronavirus: TASS" (in en). Reuters. 2020-02-28. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-belarus-idUSKCN20M0IH. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "У Беларусі зарэгістраваны завазны выпадак каронавіруса". minzdrav.gov.by (in русский). Archived from the original on 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
- ↑ "Four Lawmakers In Iran Test Positive As Coronavirus Forces Cancellation Of Friday Prayers". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
- ↑ (in ru) В Беларуси уже 76 случаев коронавируса. 21 March 2020. https://people.onliner.by/2020/03/21/korona-14. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ↑ (in ru) В Беларуси уже 81 случай коронавируса. 23 March 2020. https://people.onliner.by/2020/03/23/koronavirus-46. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ↑ (in ru) В Беларуси зафиксирован 81 случай заражения коронавирусом, 22 человека уже выздоровели. TUT.BY. 23 March 2020. https://news.tut.by/society/677515.html. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ↑ (in ru) В Витебске умер больной с подтвержденным коронавирусом. TUT.BY. 31 March 2020. https://news.tut.by/society/678557.html. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ↑ (in ru) В Беларуси умер первый человек с коронавирусом. Официального подтверждения пока нет. 31 March 2020. https://people.onliner.by/2020/03/31/koronavirus-56. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ↑ (in ru) "У него было хроническое заболевание легких". Коллеги умершего от коронавируса заслуженного артиста рассказывают о нем. 31 March 2020. https://people.onliner.by/2020/03/31/teatr-12. Retrieved 31 March 2020.