The bill “On amendments to education laws” passed the first reading at the ninth session of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the seventh convocation, BelTA has learned. The bill was submitted to the House of Representatives by the Council of Ministers. It is designed to bring legislative acts into line with Law No. 154-Z “On Amending the Education Code of the Republic of Belarus” as of 14 January 2022. The bill deals with public relations regarding...

Minsk is in the top ten destinations for non-beach holidays among Russian tourists in November-December this year, BelTA learned from the hotel booking service tvil.ru. Sochi, St. Petersburg and Moscow are leading the ranking of the most popular destinations among Russian travelers in November-December. The "non-beach top ten" included Kislovodsk of Stavropol Territory, Kaliningrad, Yekaterinburg of Sverdlovsk Oblast , Makhachkala of Dagestan, Gagra and Yalta.

The first pilot batch of a Belarusian coronavirus vaccine will be made by OAO BelVitunipharm by the end of November. Clinical trials will begin after that, BelTA learned from Chairman of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Vladimir Gusakov at a meeting held at BelVitunipharm premises in Vitebsk District. BelVitunipharm's pilot manufacturing shop is already fitted with all the necessary equipment and stands ready to make the first pilot batch. Vladimir Gusakov...

Passed the way from a modest first aid station at the hospital.  Kalinin, where only one doctor was on duty, who went to the sick in a cab, to today's most powerful inter-district emergency medical center "Vitebsk" with 1,026 employees, which serves more than 693 thousand people of the Vitebsk region. The material and staffing support of the service is centralized, which generally improves the quality and availability of assistance to the population, the ability to...

Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko presented state awards to outstanding Belarusians in a ceremony in Minsk on 3 November, BelTA has learned. "There we are having a special, solemn ceremony. On behalf of Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko, we celebrate the best representatives of the country's labor collectives. Such ceremonies are a great opportunity to appreciate professionals, to thank them for their creative work and commitment. Each of you has excelled in your...