The activities of the Belarusian Academy of Sciences needs a serious overhaul, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he got familiar with electric transport developments of Belarusian scientists, BelTA has learned.

According to the operational data of the oblast administration, in Vitebsk Oblast organizations in the first quarter of 2020, 5 people died as a result of industrial accidents (the first quarter of 2019 - 10) and 20 people were seriously injured (18).

Belarus will set the date of the upcoming presidential election soon, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said during a videoconference call with Moldova President Igor Dodon on 4 May, BelTA has learned.

Foreign gratuitous aid should be used for social purposes only, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a government meeting held on 30 April to discuss the use of foreign gratuitous aid, BelTA has learned.

The remote vocal competition «On the same wave» will be held for the first time in Vitebsk Oblast, Vitebsk Oblast Methodological Center for Folk Art (VOMCFA) reported.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has extended greetings to Israel President Reuven Rivlin as the country celebrates Independence Day, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

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.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made new appointments on 23 April, BelTA informs.

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

The country's foreign trade is balanced.

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

The Belarusian government has temporarily banned the export of respiratory equipment, including oxygen therapy machines and mechanical ventilators.

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

Global economy will resume work within a month, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he visited the company Slavyanka in Bobruisk on 21 April, BelTA has learned.

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

Belarus is considering two packages of measures to support the economy amid the pandemic, Belarus' Economy Minister Aleksandr Chervyakov said as he met with representatives of business associations, BelTA learned from the website of the Economy Ministry.

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».

Schools need to resume teaching next week, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he visited Lida District, Grodno Oblast on 17 April, BelTA has learned.

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

Belarus is experiencing no substantial problems with honoring its commitments regarding the state debt, BelTA learned from Belarusian Finance Minister Maksim Yermolovich on 16 April.