From December 31, the bus route No. 100 will change in Minsk
From December 31, the route of bus No. 100 will change. The route is changing because a transport ring has been opened in the Minsk-Mir area. It surrounds the building of the former capital airport and faces the Aerodromnaya Street.
The schedule of the Minsk metro during the New Year holidays
In connection with the New Year and Christmas holidays, the Minsk metro changes the train schedule. On December 24 and 31, 2021 and January 6, 2022, the metro will operate on a Friday schedule.
The size of the base rate will increase in Belarus
From January 1, 2022, the base rate for wages of employees of budget organizations will increase. The base rate in Belarus will increase by 4.5% and will amount to 207 rubles.
Belarus increases time to solve RT and CT in two academic subjects
The Ministry of Education has approved the specifications of tests in two academic subjects for centralized testing in 2022. Now applicants will get 210 minutes to solve tests in physics and mathematics. Previously, they were given 180 minutes.
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.