Since 4 March 557 people have entered Belarus through the territory of Ukraine, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee. From 6am on 4 March till 6am on 9 March, 367 citizens of Belarus, 167 citizens of Ukraine and 23 citizens of other states crossed the Ukrainian border with Belarus. All in all, since 24 February, 1,515 people arrived in Belarus from Ukraine: 842 citizens of Belarus, 450 citizens of Ukraine and 223 citizens of other states. Checkpoints in Belarus are operating...

The Belarusian National Olympic Committee (NOC) held a joint meeting with the Sport and Tourism Ministry and national sports federations to react to the pressure from the IOC and international federations, BelTA learned from the press service of the NOC. Earlier, the International Olympic Committee recommended that sports federations ban Belarusian and Russian athletes from competitions. This week this recommendation was followed by the international federations of ice hockey (IIHF),...

More than 5.680 million people in Belarus have received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine (60.8%), of them over 5.89 million have received their second jab (54.4%), BelTA learned from the press service of the Healthcare Ministry. More than 97.3% of healthcare workers, over 80.7% of people working in education, over 87,4% of employees of residential care facilities and social workers got two shots; 96.8% of people living in residential care facilities and also 77.3% of...

All four referendums were important for Belarus, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko told the media at a polling station in Minsk on 27 February, BelTA has learned.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko paid a visit to the Minsk Center of Surgery, Transplantology and Hematology on 25 February, BelTA has learned.

Belarusians should go to the polls, otherwise, if they start hesitating and ignore the referendum, this will be a shame for the country, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he answered reporters' questions on 24 February, BelTA has learned.