The first batch of the Russian's COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Belarus on December 29, 2020. The next day, the beginning of vaccination of the population was announced. In March 2021, Belarus began to produce Sputnik V independently. Now it is produced at the Belmedpreparaty enterprise and is used for vaccination in Belarus.
The most popular names of newborns in Minsk in 2021
In total, 17,106 newborns were registered in Minsk in 2021. Last year, as in 2020, most often used names for boys were Maxim, Michael and Mark. And Anna, Sofia, Alice and Maria for girls.
Now a network form of education has appeared in Belarus, which grants educational institutions the right to use the material base and resource capabilities of other institutions. Also, private educational institutions have been given the opportunity to receive partial funding from the state.
The first power unit of the Belarusian NPP replaced 1.8 billion cubic meters of natural gas
Since the inclusion of the first unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant into the unified energy system, 6.9 billion kW.h of electricity has been generated. This made it possible to replace about 1.8 billion cubic meters of natural gas, which is almost comparable to the annual volume of its consumption by the population of Belarus.
In Belarus, all labor pensions will be increased by 7%
After the increase, the average pension of a non-working pensioner will be BYN580 (approximately $225). The pension amount will increase by 13.2% compared to March 2021.
The National Academy of Sciences will present about 200 developments at the exhibition on February 4
For the first time, the life-size Burevestnik unmanned aerial vehicle will be demonstrated. A mobile ground control point based on the MAZ car will also be presented. It will also be possible to see an experimental sample of the MAZ electric truck, designed to transport cargo up to 4.5 tons at a distance of up to 200 km without recharging.
Mogilev Region received 20.6% more taxes under the simplified taxation system
Compared to the same period last year, taxes from this category of payers increased by 20.6%. Receipts from this category of payers amounted to 7.9% of the total budget of the region.
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