Regional News

Agrarians of Vitebsk Oblast over the weekend crossed the equator in the sowing of early spring grain and leguminous crops, Agriculture and Food Office of Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee said.

In January - March 2020, more than Br441 million of revenues controlled by tax authorities came to the consolidated budget of Vitebsk oblast.

In Vitebsk oblast, more than 3 thousand people are on self-isolation, said Vladimir Sinkevich, the chief state sanitary officer of the region.

With a hashtag #Thankstothephysicians everyone can send postcards with words of gratitude to medical workers of healthcare institutions of the oblast for free.

Domestic light industry began to master the release of protective equipment for physicians, as well as the population.

On April 11, in Vitebsk, employees of the oblast committee of natural resources and environmental protection planted more than a hundred trees during the environmental campaign «Let's Improve Our Small Homeland».

On April 10, representatives of the World Health Organization mission watched the system of measures taken in Vitebsk Oblast to overcome coronavirus infection.

In connection with the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Victory of the Soviet people in World War II, in accordance with the Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated December 30, 2019 No. 491 «On the provision of one-time financial assistance», from April 1 to May 1, one-time financial assistance is paid to veterans, participants of the Great Patriotic War and some categories of citizens affected by the consequences of the war.

Most of the sewing enterprises of Vitebsk Oblast switched to the production of personal protective equipment, the chairman of the economy committee of Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee Angelika Nikitina said at a meeting of the oblast headquarters to combat the spread of coronavirus and protect the population from infection.

New head of the healthcare office of Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee was appointed.

KKUP "Vitebsk Oblast Marketing Center" in connection with the difficult epidemiological situation, taking additional measures to prevent and reduce the spread of SARS, including those caused by COVID-19, opened a charity account.

In Belarus, the acceptance of applications for participation in the national contest "Entrepreneur of the Year" has begun, the press service of the Ministry of Economy said.

Vitebsk Oblast enterprises exported almost $ 978 million worth of products to Russian regions in 2019, which is 4.2% more than in 2018, the foreign economic department of Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee said.

Selective sowing of early grain and leguminous crops began in almost all regions of Vitebsk Oblast, the agriculture and food office of the oblast executive committee said.

Starting April 1, a third way of paying for travel was introduced in public transport in Vitebsk. Such information was posted on the official web-site JSC Vitebskoblavtotrans.

Deputies of the oblast Council at an extraordinary session made adjustments to the investment program of Vitebsk Oblast for 2020, including additional facilities in the document for financing from the oblast budget and other sources.

About 15 million trees will be planted this spring in forestries of Vitebsk oblast, BELTA learned from Vitebsk State Forestry Production Association (SFPA).

The Decree of the Council of Ministers dated March 25 2020 No. 171 defines measures to prevent the importation and spread of infection caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus.

In 2020, cultural institutions of Vitebsk oblast will receive 75 new pianos produced in Belarus, the head of the culture department Petr Podgursky said at a meeting of the oblast executive committee.