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.
The Belarusian project "NewGen" was named "Startup of the year"
On December 9 at the VI International conference for IT entrepreneurs and venture investors "STARTUP OF THE YEAR – 2021", experts selected the best innovative project. The startup of the year was the NewGen project from Belarus, which presented a program for analyzing the DNA of intestinal bacteria to identify the risks of 43 human diseases.
Time for issuing a PCR test has been reduced in three laboratories in Minsk
From December 20, three laboratories in Minsk will issue the result of a PCR test for coronavirus on the day of treatment. This decision was made due to the fact that the validity period of such certificates for traveling abroad was shortened.
Festive events on New Year's Eve will be held in all districts of Minsk
In Minsk, on New Year's Eve, festive events will take place at 22 places in all districts of the city. The central celebration is planned at the fair at the square near the Sports Palace. At 0:30, a program will begin here with the participation of popular Belarusian pop artists.
Belarus has allowed the import and use of the Russian vaccine "KoviVak"
The Ministry of Health of Belarus has issued a permit for the import and use of the Russian KoviVak vaccine against coronavirus. This inactivated whole-virion concentrated purified vaccine is designed to prevent and eliminate the consequences of epidemic diseases.
Mobile PCR testing laboratories opened on the Belarusian-Polish border
Due to the changed rules of entry into Poland, laboratories for PCR testing were opened at the "Berestovitsa" and "Kozlovichi" road checkpoints on the Belarusian-Polish border. From December 15, passengers arriving in Poland from countries outside the Schengen area must present a PCR test made no earlier than 24 hours before crossing the border.
Belarusian universities have entered the top of the best in Europe
Analytical agency QS Quacquarelli Symonds has compiled a rating of the best European and Central Asian universities, which included 8 Belarusian universities. In total, there are more than 450 positions in the rating, 8 of which are for universities in Belarus.
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