COVID-19 pandemic in Belarus

COVID-19 pandemic in Belarus
Number of confirmed cases by region (as of 20 April):
  >2000 confirmed cases
  1000–1999 confirmed cases
  500–999 confirmed cases
  200–499 confirmed cases
  1–199 confirmed cases
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationBelarus
First outbreakWuhan, China
Index caseMinsk
Arrival date28 February 2020
(4 years, 10 months and 1 day)
Confirmed cases26,772
Recovered8,168
Deaths
151

The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Belarus, when the first case of COVID-19 in the country was registered in Minsk on 28 February 2020.[1]

On 28 February, Belarus confirmed its first case. A student from Iran tested positive on 27 February and was admitted to a hospital in Minsk.[2][1] The individual arrived in Belarus via a flight from Baku, Azerbaijan, on 22 February.[2][3]

On 21 March, a total of 76 confirmed cases have been reported.[4] Two days later, 81 confirmed cases have been reported, including 22 recoveries. According to the official data, more than 21,000 COVID-19 tests had been conducted in Belarus since 23 January.[5][6]

On 31 March, the first death was reported in Belarus.[7][8][9]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Belarus announces first case of coronavirus: TASS". Reuters. 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "У Беларусі зарэгістраваны завазны выпадак каронавіруса". minzdrav.gov.by (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  3. ↑ "Four Lawmakers In Iran Test Positive As Coronavirus Forces Cancellation Of Friday Prayers". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  4. ↑ "В Беларуси уже 76 случаев коронавируса". Onliner.by (in Russian). 21 March 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "В Беларуси уже 81 случай коронавируса". Onliner.by (in Russian). 23 March 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "В Беларуси зафиксирован 81 случай заражения коронавирусом, 22 человека уже выздоровели" (in Russian). TUT.BY. 23 March 2020. Archived from the original on 23 March 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  7. ↑ "В Витебске умер больной с подтвержденным коронавирусом" (in Russian). TUT.BY. 31 March 2020. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  8. ↑ "В Беларуси умер первый человек с коронавирусом. Официального подтверждения пока нет". Onliner.by (in Russian). 31 March 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  9. ↑ ""У него было хроническое заболевание легких". Коллеги умершего от коронавируса заслуженного артиста рассказывают о нем". Onliner.by (in Russian). 31 March 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.