The world health organization (who) has expressed concern over the decision of the Belarusian authorities to hold a military parade on may 9 in spite of the epidemic of the coronavirus, especially the possible participation of older persons

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4 may President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko during an online talks with President of Moldova Igor Dodon has declared, that considers possibility to cancel events dedicated to the Victory Day

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The world health organization (who) has expressed concern over the decision of the Belarusian authorities to hold a military parade on may 9 in spite of the epidemic of the coronavirus, especially the possible participation of the elderly. “We are very concerned about the possible negative consequences of holding such a mass event in the period of the epidemic,” said the official, who representative in Belarus Batyr Berdichev, quoted by the BelaPAN news Agency.

He recalled that by the end of April visit to the country experts who recommended strengthening measures of physical distancing to postpone or cancel mass sports, cultural, political and religious events. “Concentrations of people, with which there can be no distance between people in 1.5-2 meters, increase the risk of transmission of the virus and contribute to the further spread of the epidemic”, – said Berdichev.

Who came to the conclusion that Belarus has entered a new phase of the pandemic COVID-19 transmission among the population, especially in parts of the country, including Minsk, Vitebsk and Vitebsk region. “The situation is of concern and requires immediate implementation of a comprehensive mixed strategy” – experts underline.

Among the other who recommendations to provide isolation of patients with coronavirus and their contacts with confirmed coronavirus; to suspend the activities of all subordinate organizations and enterprises to move to remote work and distance learning, to limit the number of meetings and appointments, unnecessary movements, especially for high-risk groups and vulnerable patients.

4 may President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko during an online talks with President of Moldova Igor Dodon reiterated that it considered it impossible to cancel events confined to the Victory Day. “We asked veterans of the great Patriotic war, and they have left quite a bit, a few thousand people, and those are already more than 90 years, so they do not insist that we, as it generally did, took them to the parade,” he said (quoted by TASS).

However, according to him, the parade come and veterans of the armed forces. “Here we are, of course, to keep them can not. Of course, we will think about how to place the stands of those people who refused the home of the TV [to watch],” said the President. According to Lukashenko, the Victory parade has deep ideological and emotional importance for Belarus, so it may not be cancelled, despite the pandemic.

May 5, Lukashenka invited to the parade of heads of other States, “though the former Soviet Union.” “It would be correct to gather in Minsk. This Republic, which was erased from the face of the earth, which took the first blow, and where the remaining children and the elderly almost four years living in swamps, forests, caves. This is the most affected Republic is a living monument to the cruel war. And here it was necessary to gather, and even more so now,” the Belarusian leader said (quoted by BelTA).

He also suggested that some guests may not come because we must “save face”. “Also entered quarantine, curfew, and so on. And then BAM – in Belarus we go…” – said Lukashenko, proposing to organize the broadcast of the parade in Minsk on Russian television. According to him, the parade wished to visit some of the Russian deputies and senators.

According to the Belarusian President, the country has registered 18 350 cases of coronavirus. The number of deaths of patients he never called. BelTA writes that on the morning of may 5 was “about a hundred deaths from several diseases complicated by coronavirus”. Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Igor Petrishenko said that the doctors for two months to get “the confidence that the country is able to cope with the challenge called COVID-19”.

In Belarus officially introduced restrictive measures in connection with the coronavirus, as in other countries, and the leader of the country openly opposed such measures. He repeatedly called the pandemic “psychosis” and promised that in the country nobody dies from coronavirus. April 25, Lukashenka demonstration took part in the subbotnik, which, according to official data, out of millions of Belarusians. In the absence of the official reaction of the people of Belarus, organizations, educational and cultural institutions themselves take measures of distancing and isolation.