COVID-19 statistics in Belarus as of March 8, 2022
From March 7 to March 8, there were registered 742 patients with COVID-19 in Belarus.
And 227 patients recovered.
From March 7 to March 8, there were performed 4,118 COVID-19 tests.
Nine new schools planned to build in Minsk by 2025
In 2021, three new schools were opened in Minsk — in Leninsky, Pervomaisky and Moskovsky districts. They provided more than 3 thousand places for pupils, the Minsk-News agency writes. In total, eight schools have been built in Minsk over the past 5 years. There will be 9 more until 2025.
Belarusian tennis player took 41st place in ATP for the first time
Belarusian Ilya Ivashko has risen to 41st place in the ranking of the Association of Tennis Professionals. So far in his career, this is the highest position in the world ranking, BELTA writes. The tennis player has 1179 points.
On March 4, the President of Belarus signed The decision of the republican referendum, BELTA writes. The republican referendum on amendments and additions to the Constitution was held on February 27.
Senior citizens of Minsk can master IT technologies
The Social Service Centers in Minsk have various associations and courses on IT technologies that are available to senior citizens, the Minsk-News agency writes. This was told by the deputy chairman of the Minsk City Executive Committee during an interview on the Radio Minsk.
In 2021, 54.7 thousand trees were planted in Minsk. This is 3 thousand more than in 2020. Also in recent years, control over the demolition of green spaces has been strengthened. As a result, the number of trees removed in the city has been decreasing for 2 years in a row.
International Women's Day: Facts about women in Minsk
As of the beginning of 2021, the number of women in Minsk exceeded 1 million 91 thousand people. This is 54% of the total population of the city, the Minsk-News agency writes. The average age of women in Minsk is 41.9 years.
In Belarus, more than 5.1 million people completed full vaccination against COVID-19
In Belarus, 5.707 million people received one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. And 5.123 million or 54.8% of the population have been fully vaccinated, BELTA writes.
The oldest school in Minsk is being closed for major repairs
The school was built in 1936 according to the architect's project of Gerasim Yakushko. During the Second World War, the school burned down, but the walls remained. The building was restored in 1947, and in the late 1970s the school had a six-story extension with a large gym and classrooms. The building is on the list of historical and cultural values of the Republic of Belarus.
The Anti-Science Conference is aimed to popularizing science. This is a conference where participants demonstrate a scientific approach to problems that are unreasonably deprived of the scientific community, the website of the Belarusian State University writes.
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