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Belarus confirmed 1,510 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours; another 1,777 coronavirus patients were discharged from hospital, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Healthcare Ministry.

Belarus is entering the New Year as a country that successfully dealt with another set of challenges, Secretary General of the Belarus Red Cross Dmitry Shevtsov told the ONT TV channel, BelTA informs.

Over 3.6 million people in Belarus have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, BelTA learned from the press service of the Healthcare Ministry.

A welfare state is about taking care of all Belarusians, Aleksei Avdonin, an analyst with the Belarusian Institute of Strategic Research (BISR), said on the air of the Belarus 1 TV channel, BelTA has learned.

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.