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In the last 24 hours, the number of COVID-19 cases detected is the highest since the start of the pandemic.
On the eve, 1,851 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Belarus.
The total number of registered cases in the country increased to 154,392 and 1,238 people died.
COVID-19 increased the number of people hospitalized and recovered to 132,085, of which 2,135 were discharged on the last day.
During the entire epidemic, more than 3.5 million coronavirus infection tests.
Will close land borders
Belarus will close its land borders to its citizens later this month to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, the country’s government announced on Wednesday night, Reuters reported.
As of December 20, Belarus is reported to be prohibiting its citizens, as well as foreigners with a permanent or temporary residence permit, from crossing the country’s border through automobile, railway and simplified checkpoints and river ports. .
The government decree states that “exit will only be possible in exceptional cases related to special circumstances” and “to safeguard Belarusian national interests. Exceptions will also apply to diplomats, people leaving due to serious illness or the death of a close family member, as well as Belarusians living abroad and people whose travel is related to work or study . It is not specified when the land borders will open. Among other things, foreigners will still be allowed to enter Belarus, but they will have to isolate themselves for 10 days.
“A new Iron Curtain has arrived,” said Nexta Live, a Telegram channel that has become one of the main sources of news about the demonstrations in Belarus. Help coordinate protests.
Franak Vyachorka, an advisor to Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlan Cichanouskaya, reported the news on Twitter, saying the official reason given by the government was COVID-19. In response, one Twitter user wrote: “And the real reason is that too many people want to escape the oppressive regime.”
Many Belarusian opposition figures and protesters have fled to neighboring countries such as Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Ukraine as the country continues to face brutal crackdowns on peaceful protesters and the opposition. In Belarus from August 9. In the presidential elections there are protests against the disputed reelection of Alexander Lukashenko.
Belarus is also one of the few countries that did not introduce quarantine during the coronavirus pandemic. Lukashenko has repeatedly downplayed the dangers of the coronavirus. A total of 152,453 cases of coronavirus infection have been confirmed in the country, with the death of 1,230 people.
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