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The information on the first death from the novel virus allegedly registered in Belarus is not true, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Healthcare Ministry.

The federal First Channel of the Russian Television reported that the first deaths from the coronavirus had been registered in the United States, Australia, Thailand and Belarus.

“The Healthcare Ministry stresses that the information which regards Belarus is not true and has nothing to do with reality,” the press service stressed.

“In connection with the spread of fake news about our country, the appropriate response measures will be taken, including through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus,” the press service said.

The Healthcare Ministry, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Information Ministry urge journalists to be responsible and attentive, and most importantly - to double-check the information related to such a sensitive topic for the population as coronavirus infection.

According to the press service of the Healthcare Ministry, three cases had been registered in Belarus, where a fragment of RNA, probably belonging to the type of coronavirus 2019-nCoV, had been identified. All three patients feel well. They show no clinical symptoms of the disease.

The CIS Executive Committee will host a meeting of the working group of the CIS Council for Cooperation in Education in Minsk on 2 March. The participants will finalize the draft agreement of cooperation in accreditation of educational organizations and institutions of the CIS states, BelTA has learned from the CIS press service.

The Science and Higher Education Ministry of Russia and the CIS Council of the Interparliamentary Assembly proposed to draft the agreement in April 2017.

The CIS Commission on Quality Assurance of Education was set up to conduct independent evaluation of the quality of the education and public accreditation and prepare the draft agreement. The commission is run by the Russian National Accreditation Agency. The commission prepared the draft agreement and sent it to the CIS Executive Committee in January 2020. The vommission members from Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russian and Tajikistan participated in the drafting process.

The aim of state accreditation of the educational activities is to confirm its correspondence to the national standards applied in the CIS educational organizations and institutions. The joint accreditation body will be set up to take agreed decisions on state accreditation of the CIS educational organizations and institutions or to decline state accreditation following the monitoring and analysis of the educational programs with regard to each educational level of every profession.

Belarus has reported its first coronavirus infection, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Healthcare Ministry.

“The National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology informed that one of the tests for coronavirus came back positive on 27 February. The infected person is a student from Iran who arrived in Belarus on a flight from Baku on 22 February. The patient and the people who contacted with him were taken off to Minsk Hospital of Infectious Diseases. The young man is in satisfactory condition,” the press service informed.

Taking into consideration the recent developments, the Healthcare Ministry issued a decision to extend medical examinations and laboratory tests to all people arriving from the Republic of Korea, Iran and Italy starting from 20 February.

Belarus is taking action to prevent the spread of the infection.

A delegation of the Ministry of Interior and the Security and Civil Defense Corps of Nigeria led by Minister of Interior Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola has visited Belarus. Members of the delegation met with Belarusian Emergencies Minister Vladimir Vashchenko, the Emergencies Ministry press service told BelTA.

The visit to Belarus is viewed as a continuation of the active dialogue the government agencies have maintained since 2019 with a view to advancing business and friendly relations. The two ministers discussed the advancement of bilateral cooperation, personnel training, and materiel support for rescue workers. A memorandum of understanding in preventing emergencies and alleviating their consequences was signed by the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry and the Security and Civil Defense Corps of Nigeria as a result of the visit.

The delegation visited the Civil Protection University of the Emergencies Ministry. Attention was focused on training personnel from Nigeria in the sphere of civil defense and response to emergencies as well as the organization of disaster response and rescue work with regard to all kinds of transportation, in destroyed buildings and high-rise structures. As many as 68 Nigerian specialists have been trained by the university's International Rescuers Training Center (IRTCentre) so far.

Members of the delegation were made familiar with the Belarusian experience of training rescue workers for CIS and non-CIS states. They examined a Belarusian fire truck based on a MAZ chassis, specimens of fire-fighting apparel, gear, and equipment developed with assistance of the ministry's Fire Safety and Emergencies Research Institute.

Although there has been no actual winter this year, we are still looking forward to spring! On 29 February, the multifunctional complex Mayak Minska will host a big and memorable Maslenitsa celebration. It will be a true folk festival!

In the past few years Mayak Minska has hosted a lot of events. Every concert, festival, and promo event drew thousands of viewers and participants. There is enough place for everyone! During the winter holiday season, a lot of fests are held in the Dana Mall shopping and entertainment center. In summer there is no better venue for a celebration than Picasso Boulevard and the square near the multimedia fountain Dana Dance. It is beautiful and spacious!

The Maslenitsa celebration will be held on Picasso Boulevard on Saturday, from 12:00 till 20:00. We would not spoil all surprises prepared by the organizers. It would be enough to say that a fair will be set up here, offering treats to suit every taste. The celebration will feature artists performing in various genres, so there will be plenty of singing and dancing! Spectacular shows, family contests, and open competitions –one will find it hard to get bored! Unusual photo zones will help make wonderful photos to remember the fest!

Come to the Maslenitsa celebration in Mayak Minska with family and friends, and let's welcome spring with smiles and great mood together!

It is spring in Minsk. Not only because winter has never come. Spring mood is already in the air. Valentine's Day, Defenders of the Fatherland Day... Congratulations, gifts... The best family gift is your own apartment! Park Chelyuskintsev residential complex will be running a festive promo until the end of February offering certain apartments at very attractive prices!

All over the world apartments overlooking the park are considered the most prestigious, therefore they usually cost pretty good money. ThepPark Chelyuskintsevpcomplex is located right near the park of the same name and the Botanical Garden.pThanks to the promo you can choose an apartment here and buy it at a very good price by the end of the month!

Why does everyone like this place so much? The unique location of the largest park area in Minsk is a significant advantage of the complex. After all, the park and the Botanical Garden representpmore than 170 hectares of forest, gardens, greenhouses and flower beds, and also areas for games, recreation and sport.

This real estate is luxurious simply thanks to its location. Yet the complex has many other features that enhance its prestige.

This is the very center of the cityp– next to Independence Avenue and two metro stations. The infrastructure of the central avenue is literally near your home!

Independence Avenue and two metro stations are nearby

Within a walking distance you can findpgymnasiums, schools and kindergartens, polyclinics, hospitals, retail outlets and restaurants, cafes and cinemas, a sports and recreation center and a water park. Residents of the complex will have lots of opportunities to live healthy!

Every detail is meant to enhance the prestige of thepPark Chelyuskintsevpcomplex, like anpenclosed territory and a modern surveillance system, as well as convenient parking facilities.

Enclosed territory and a modern surveillance system

More than that, there will bepa kindergarten in one of the residential buildings of the complex.pThe kindergarten will have its own premises that will be fenced off. The kindergarten is being designed by the famous Japanese architect Takaharu Tezuka. There will bepsafe children's playgrounds and well-equipped workout zonespin the courtyards of the houses.

Famous Japanese architect Takaharu Tezuka is working on the design and concept of the kindergarten in the Park Chelyuskintsev complex

Apartments inptwo houses of the complex – House 1 and House 2p- are on sale now. Apartments with open terraces are also available. These two houses are under construction now.

Residents of House 1 will be able to park their cars inpwarm underground garagepthat will be accessible by an elevator. As far as House 2 is concerned, a parking facility will be located on the ground floor. The roof of the parking lot will be landscaped and used as applayground for kids and a recreation area.

The roof of the parking lot in House 2 will be landscaped and used as a playground for kids and a recreation area

Park Chelyuskintsevpwill be an ideal place for your successful business.

On the first two floors of House 1 you will be able to buypcommercial premises overlooking Independence Avenue.pAll of them are multi-purpose facilities that boast separate entrances, different floor spaces. Cafes, beauty salons, shops and boutiques, service and tourism facilities. You will be able to realize almost any of your business ideas or make money from leasing!

The first two floors of House 1 feature commercial premises overlooking Independence Avenue

You can watch the progress in the construction of the residential complex thanks to a specialpvideo tour available on the developer's website.

Modern design solutions add to the high prestige of the Park Chelyuskintsev complex.pEvery house will boast undeniable advantages of modern European construction standards:

- a base build concept,

- panoramic glazing, glazed loggias, balconies and terraces, with safe windows from the world's leading producers.

Panoramic glazing, glazed loggias, balconies and terraces

- high-speed and quiet elevators from the world's leading producer OTIS

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High-speed and quiet elevators from the world's leading producer OTIS

- spacious designer lobbies with high ceilings, a concierge desk, a cozy area to meet guests and a courier waiting zone, a restroom with a baby changing station, a dog paw washer, storage facilities for bikes and prams.

Spacious designer lobbies

We should also mentionpstunning forest airpwhich cannot be captured by camera, but which fills the whole complex with freshness and indescribable pine scent. Just imagine birds singing and chirping in the morning and squirrels hopping from branch to branch!

Park Chelyuskintsev is a piece of nature in the very center of the large city

You can save a lot if you take advantage of the promo that will run for apartments in the Park Chelyuskintsev complex till the end of February!

Considerable additional resources poured by the company's investors into construction projects have allowed preserving and improving the most attractive tool –pa unique zero-interest installment plan from the real estate developer.pThe installment plan in the Park Chelyuskintsev complex can cover the period of up to four years. No interest rates, no excess payments, no attempts to inflate the price per square meter. You will need neither income verifications nor guarantors – only your passport to sign the contract! You need to make the down payment, which can be made with a loan of up to Br40,000 from a partner bank if necessary – it can be obtained in the company's sales office without income verification or guarantors.

Our partner banks also offer attractive lending programsp– the loan can cover up to 90% of the apartment's cost and can be repaid over the period of up to 20 years. The interest rate on a Belarusbank loan will be 4.74% per annum in the first year, 9.75% in the second year and the third one, and 12.32% later on. The interest rate on a BPS-Sberbank loan will be 6.99% per annum in the first two years.

Substantial discountspare available to those, who are ready to pay for their apartment in one go – with one's own cash or by taking out a bank loan.

Let us remind you thatpan awesome promotional deal for buying apartments in the Minsk World complex is available till the end of the month!pThe price per square meter on installment plans has been reduced. Apart from that, the down payment for buying an apartment via an installment plan is now only 20%! It is a great boon for all the families strapped for cash to make the down payment.

The start of sales in the Helsinki house in the Northern Europe quarter in the Minsk World complex has also been launched this week.pFor the first time ever apartments are available fully-finishedp– you will be able to move in right after the house is commissioned!

All the details of buying an apartment on most attractive terms as part of the deal are available on the websitepbir.bypand from the company's sales office.

The sales office in the Park Chelyuskintsev complex at 11 Mstislavtsa Street (1st floor, Dana Mall), Vostok metro station, Minsk is open from 9:00 till 22:00.

Due to rush demand for apartments offered as part of the promotional deal the sales office in the Minsk World complex is open from 8:30 till 20:30 on weekdays and from 9:00 till 20:00 on weekends and holidays at 9 Mstislavtsa Street (1st floor, Dana Center), Vostok metro station, Minsk.

The mobile hotline number is 7675, fixed-line numbers are +375 17 269−32−90, +375 17 39−39−465.

A prestigious apartment can be acquired at a saving!

Belarus is a very promising and comfortable partner for Arkhangelsk Oblast. There are many avenues of bilateral cooperation the Russian region is interested in, Arkhangelsk Oblast Governor Igor Orlov told the Belarus 1 TV channel, BelTA has learned.

The delegation of the Russian region spent several days in Belarus. A cooperation promotion plan for 2020-2022 was signed during the visit. “It is my second visit to Belarus. During the first visit we signed an agreement on cooperation and joint projects. Our efforts have translated into a working protocol and the action plan,” Igor Orlov said. He noted that he is absolutely satisfied with the outcomes of the visit. He added that Belarus is fully aware of the importance of this northern region of Russia that is rich in natural resources. “We need partners in our efforts to advance to the Arctic, to the Russian north. Thus, we would like to team up with Belarus as this country has a wealth of experience in this field,” the Russian governor said.

Igor Orlov believes that the success of cooperation depends much more on mutual understanding and sincere interest of parties rather than on external factors. “Belarus is a supercomfortable partner for us. We have much in common. Most importantly, we speak the same language. We even think virtually the same way,” the Russian governor said.

The areas of mutual interest were set out and formalized in the document that was signed during the visit. For example, Arkhangelsk Oblast would like to invite Belarusian construction workers to build new homes in the region's big cities in order to relocate locals from dilapidated housing to new homes. “We have 450,000 square meters of dilapidated housing. This is a tremendous challenge. We would like to get good offers, including from our Belarusian partners. We believe we could build at least three Belarusian neighborhoods in three big cities that are running large-scale relocation programs. These are Arkhangelsk, Severodvinsk and Kotlas,” Igor Orlov said.

As far as transport and mechanical engineering are concerned, the parties have already established good groundwork in these fields, but they need to consider new financial instruments to implement related projects. Leasing is a good option, however leasing schemes should be streamlined taking into consideration external factors. “We want to purchase at least another 50 buses, more than 30 special-purpose vehicles – tractors, trucks, BelAZ dump trucks (the most powerful of them will be 130t trucks) and other types of machinery that we need,” the governor noted.

Top on the agenda was establishment and expansion of a commodity distribution network for Belarusian products in Arkhangelsk Oblast. This can be a trading house, an office or another institution that will be the linchpin of efforts to boost trade. “If our retail outlets had what you have in your stores, I would buy it. I am confident that all residents of Arkhangelsk Oblast would be happy to buy high-quality and familiar products of Belarusian companies, first of all, foodstuffs, however the cooperation spectrum could be broader. By the way, we also buy Belarusian bathroom accessories for our homes. Belarusian furniture and textiles are also available in our region,” Igor Orlov said.

By the way, the trade between Belarus and the Russian region neared $46 million in 2019. According to Igor Orlov, there are no specific plans to increase trade, it is more important to meet the needs of buyers and sellers, to expand the product portfolio and establish direct supply chains.

During the annual collegium, forestry representatives summed up the activities and also awarded the best employees.

The main task remains the restoration of forests. And Minsk Oblast has worked perfectly. So, the plantations damaged by the bark beetle become smaller.

As for industrial activity, here they are betting on investment projects. Pellet plants should be opened this year in Starye Dorogi, Kopyl and Borisov regions. Also in 2020, the construction of a greenhouse for growing ornamental plants and large-scale modernization of nurseries are planned.

On February 19, the delegation of the Russian region visited one of the specialized enterprises of the Minsk region.

The guests got acquainted with the technology of growing vegetables and flowers. The greenhouse farms are developing now in the northern Russia region, despite difficult climatic conditions. Therefore, the Belarusian experience can be very useful. Arkhangelsk Region is also interested in purchasing finished products. Meat and dairy products from Minsk Region are purveyed to the Russian region already.

Participants in the next meeting of the Expert Community project “Coronavirus: Economy of Fear” in BelTA's press center projected the changes in the global market due to the COVID-19 situation.

According to Aleksei Avdonin, an analyst at the Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies (BISI), the United States, European countries can use the situation with coronavirus to explain their desire to reduce the presence of Chinese companies on the national markets. At the same time there is competition for Africa. “We can say that the fight for the African continent has begun. Many companies, both European and American, are redeploying their manufacturing facilities from China to Africa. This has been going on for the last five to seven years,” the analyst recalled.

China itself has been active in the African market for a long time. Africa appreciates the contribution of Chinese companies to their economy and are unlikely to refuse further cooperation, said Yulia Abukhovich, a senior lecturer of the International Relations Department at the Academy of Public Administration under the aegis of Belarus President. “They invest real money, make investments, build social infrastructure, hospitals, etc.,” the expert said. She did not rule out that in the wake of the events with COVID-19 there will be some redistribution of markets. However, she refused to make more specific predictions, calling it a futile undertaking.

The dean of the International Relations Department at Belarusian State University, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor Viktor Shadursky urged not to exaggerate the influence of the United States and its allies on the global market. “The world is much bigger than the United States. We need to understand that many countries are waiting for Chinese investment, the Chinese presence," he said, naming Belarus among them. It is hard to imagine that the country, hosting the industrial park Great Stone, will be interested in reducing China's presence on its market, Viktor Shadursky added.