Chairwoman of the Council of the Republic Natalya Kochanova visited the National Scientific and Practical Center for Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Immunology and gave it a certificate for a light microscope for hematology on 24 December, BelTA has learned.

Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko has presented state awards to more than 50 Belarusians representing various fields of expertise. The ceremony took place at the Palace of the Republic on 24 December, BelTA has learned.

The Belarusian military aircraft with a batch of 1.1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine produced by Sinopharm Corporation (Vero Cell) on board has arrived at Machulishchi airfield from the People's Republic of China, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Defense Ministry.

A session of the coordinating council of Belarusian associations of Moldova took place in Chisinau, representatives of the Belarusian embassy in Moldova told BelTA.

Belarus confirmed 834 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours; another 657 coronavirus patients were discharged from hospital, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Healthcare Ministry.

The president's merch is selling like hot cakes, therefore more products will be ordered, Chairwoman of the Belarusian state light industry concern Bellegprom Tatiana Lugina told reporters an hour after the opening of the first store selling clothes featuring Aleksandr Lukashenko's quotes, BelTA has learned.