MINSK, 5 may — RIA Novosti. the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that the number of people diagnosed with the new coronavirus has reached the country 18,35 thousands at the moment.
In Belarus as of Monday the number of cases COVID-19 per day increased by 784 — to 17489, died four patients, total deaths — 103.
According to Lukashenko, Belarus currently recorded 18350 people who are diagnosed with coronavirus. “It’s only 8.7% of all test takers. We have tested in the morning was 211369 for two and a half months,” Lukashenka is quoted by Sputnik of Belarus.
the President also responded to criticism that Belarus allegedly little test people for infection with coronavirus. According to the announced by the head of state reports, the Republic is currently in second place in the world by number of test — 22.5 thousand per million people. In the first place with 29.5 thousand tests on a million inhabitants, the third — USA with 22 thousands.
Lukashenko also drew attention that testing is not important, especially since it is sometimes inaccurate, especially as it was in the beginning of the pandemic. “Maybe now it’s better. Tests have yet to trust, but verify. What we do more often: take Belarusian, Russian, Chinese, American, and other. The information is different”, — quotes the Belarusian leader Sputnik of Belarus.
According to him, the amount held in Belarus, the tests can detect a sufficient number of people infected with the virus. “But today is not the main tests. Today in this real struggle for the person, treating people the important pneumonia. People get pneumonia. This is a major issue,” he said.
the world health organization on 11 March announced the outbreak of a new coronavirus infection COVID-19 pandemic. According to the latest world health organization, worldwide there were more than 3.43 million cases of infection, about 240 thousand people died.
