Experimental series of vaccines "Sputnik V" and "Sputnik Lite" have been released in Belarus
Belarus has released the еxperimental series of Russian vaccines against coronavirus "Sputnik V" and "Sputnik Lite" for the full production cycle. The first validation series of vaccines were released on December 22.
There will be more lanes for public transport in Minsk
New lanes for public transport will appear in Minsk in 2022. The arrangement of additional lanes is planned to be completed by the end of the second quarter of 2022.
Belarus has bought another batch of Chinese vaccine
The Ministry of Health has purchased another batch of Chinese coronavirus vaccine. The plane with the cargo has already taken off from Beijing to Belarus. The cargo included 1.1 million doses of vaccine produced by the pharmaceutical company "Sinopharm" (Vero Cell).
"Sber Bank" has announced the launch of food delivery in Minsk. The project "EDU!" is implemented by "Sber Express", which is part of the bank's holding. They promise to deliver household goods within half an hour.
The hockey players of the Dinamo Minsk team beat their teammates from Riga with a score of 4:1 in the away match of the Kontinental Hockey League. Additional difficulties for Belarusians arose due to the fact that six players were not allowed to attend the match, as they did not receive the results of PCR tests.
The Belarusian Railways has appointed 16 more trains for the New Year holidays
During the New Year holidays, the Belarusian Railway added 16 additional trains. This is due to increased demand in interregional communication between Minsk and Gomel, Brest, Grodno, Orsha, as well as Kommunary.
The second Games of the Commonwealth of Independent States will be held in Belarus in 2023. The Council for Physical Culture and Sport of the parties of the Agreement on Cooperation in the Field of Physical Culture and Sports of the CIS member States has chosen Belarus as the venue for the Second CIS Games in 2023.
Venezuela and Belarus have established a bilateral air connection
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced the signing of an agreement on direct flights between Belarus and Venezuela. According to Maduro, it will be possible to get from Venezuela to Belarus in 10 hours.
The combined electricity market of Belarus and Russia will work from 2024
The combined electricity market of Belarus and Russia will operate from January 1, 2024. The Minister of Energy of Belarus Viktor Karankevich said that an agreement on the formation of a unified market within the framework of the Union State is already being developed, in particular, the mode of joint work, interaction of sellers and buyers, infrastructure issues are being worked out.
Belarus plans to vaccinate children over 12 years old against COVID-19
The Ministry of Health of Belarus is considering the issue of mandatory vaccination of children from 12 years old against coronavirus. According to the head physician of the Minsk City Center of Hygiene and Epidemiology Svetlana Ermak, children will be vaccinated with the consent of their parents.