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Thousands of soldiers in Minsk participated in a Victory Day parade against Nazi Germany and the end of World War II, reports Reuters.
President Alejandro Lukashenko has rejected calls to postpone the event. and imposing a block to stop the spread of the new coronavirus.
These are photos of people most at risk attending the parade (c)@Reuters. It is difficult to say whether they came voluntarily. But one thing is certain: the dangers and risks were not adequately explained to them. The level of ignorance of the authorities is terrifying. #Belarus # COVID19 pic.twitter.com/H28njlPRyd
– Hanna Liubakova (@HannaLiubakova) May 9, 2020
Lukashenko, who has led Belarus since 1994, described the fears of the coronavirus as psychosis and made a series of proposals to beat the disease – drink vodka, go to the sauna or play ice hockey.
Thousands of spectators in the stands of the capital Minsk, few with masks and some of them veterans of the Second World War in their old age, watched the soldiers as they marched, the tanks as they passed, over which the Su-30 fighters flew. .
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The Victory Day parade in Belarus contrasts with the behavior of Russia, which postponed a military parade on Red Square and canceled the celebrations due to the epidemic.
Dressed in a military uniform and surrounded by generals, Lukashenko said that for Belarus, it is inadmissible to even consider canceling the parade.
Belarus celebrates the 75th anniversary of Victory Day as if the coronavirus did not exist. Even the veterans turned out.
The country suffered massive losses in World War II, there is much to commemorate. But in a pandemic?
So far, over 21,000 have tested + for Covid19. pic.twitter.com/HLSOhsfIRb
– Sarah Rainsford (@sarahrainsford) May 9, 2020
“There will be people who will condemn us,” said Lukashenko.
Belarus did not impose restrictive measures or social distancing and left its borders open while countries around the world closed them.
According to official data, the authorities currently have 21,101 people infected in the country, of which only 121 have died.
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Parliament approved the elections on August 9.
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