As of April 9, the number of the infected with COVID-19 has totalled to 1,486 in the country.
The corresponding information was published on the website of the state-run news agency BelTA.
According to the Belarusian Health Ministry, 1,331 patients are being treated in hospitals; 139 have recovered; 16 persons have died. Belarus’ Vitsebsk region ranks second after Minsk in terms of the number of patients with coronavirus. It is also leading in the coronavirus fatalities along with Minsk.
With every passing day, the number of COVID-19 paients is growing at an increased pace. In the past 24 hours, 420 new cases have been reported in Belarus, which is up by 40% when compared to the previous day. Over the last six days; there has been a fourfold increase in the number of the infected. As reported earlier, Minsk infectious diseases hospital is almost full due to the coronavirus outbreak; the Belarusian military forces have set up a field hospital near Lepel (Vitsebsk region) in case the situation gets out of control.
On April 8, Minsk City Executive Committee approved a plan to ‘prevent and reduce the spread of acute respiratory infections, including those caused by COVID-19’. The list of measures includes the ban on holding mass events; the recommendation to switch to distance learning; the parents’ right to decide whether or not to send their child to school/kindergarten, etc. But still, imposing strict quarantine measures does not seem to be on the Belarusian government’s agenda as yet.
