It is forbidden to visit almost all forests in Belarus
Bans on visiting forests were introduced in almost every district of Belarus on August 25, Minsk-News reported. A week ago, visiting forests was banned in 70 districts of the country.
On weekends, cards and payment apps will work intermittently
On the night of Friday to Saturday (August 26-27, from 12 AM until 6 AM), the Bank Processing Center will carry out technological work. Because of this, the cards of Belarusbank, BSB Bank, RRB-Bank and Paritetbank will work intermittently, CityDog.io reported.
Production of disposable medical gloves was started
The production of disposable medical gloves was launched in Svetlogorsk. The project is being implemented in accordance with the instructions of the Council of Ministers and is under the personal control of the President, the press service of the Ministry of Health reported.
Now three new stations of the green line of the metro are being built in Minsk – Aeradromnaja, Niemarsanski Sad and Slucki Hascinec, CityDog.io reported. Check out how the stations look now.
Belarus and the Russian Federation agreed on mutual recognition of vaccines
The Russian government has approved a draft agreement with Belarus on mutual recognition of vaccination certificates from COVID-19, BelTA reported. Now the agreement will be signed.
Remains of a 200 million-year-old sea scorpion were found
The remains of a sea scorpion, a representative of arthropods that lived during the Paleozoic era 510-248 million years ago, were found in the Soligorsk mines of Belarus, CityDog.io reported.
Cyprus, Greece, Portugal and Hungary will not stop issuing visas to Belarusians
The Telegram channel "Sobiray Rukzak" reported that several countries from the Schengen zone decided to stop issuing tourist visas to citizens of Belarus and Russia. At the moment, the list of countries that supported the idea of a ban includes Estonia, Finland, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Denmark, Latvia, Lithuania, Belgium and Sweden.
It became easier to get residence permit in Belarus
The procedure for obtaining a permanent residence permit for citizens of neighboring countries with roots in Belarus has been simplified. It also applies to those who are ethnic Belarusians, Minsk-News reported.
About 1.085 million students will attend public schools in Belarus
In the 2022/2023 academic year, there will be about 1.085 million students in Belarusian public schools. Of these, 115 thousand are first-graders, Minsk-News reported. Starting the new year, psychological self-help will also be taught in schools.