Today, any elderly resident of the oblast who cannot singly go to the pharmacy for medicine or to the grocery store can count on urgent help from social services, especially during an unfavorable epidemiological situation.

Expositions of Belarusian food and beverage manufacturers Belarus. The Taste of Nature will be on display at major food exhibitions in Turkey and the UAE - CNR Food Istanbul, and Gulfood in Dubai, BelTA learned from the Belinterexpo of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Vitebsk Oblast Hospital has again joined in the fight against COVID-19, but at the same time continues to provide specialized assistance.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko and U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo had a telephone conversation on 24 October. The phone call was initiated by the U.S. side and lasted for about half an hour. The details of the conversation were revealed by the press service of the Belarusian leader.

The Russian investor has allocated more than $ 1.5 million for a woodworking project in Chashniki region, said Sergei Mishulkov, Head of the Economy Department of Chashniki Regional Executive Committee.

Some 30% of people who are recommended to get vaccinated for the flu have already received their flu shots, Deputy Healthcare Minister – Chief Sanitary Inspector of the Republic of Belarus Aleksandr Tarasenko told BelTA.

The "Indestructible Brotherhood - 2020" command post exercise with the CSTO peacekeeping forces opened today at the Losvido training ground in Vitebsk region.

It is important that the special services of Belarus and Russia collaborate, taking into account the external situation, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Director of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service Sergey Naryshkin in Minsk on 22 October, BelTA has learned.

The II International Festival-Contest "Art Parade in Vitebsk", which will be held on January 8-10, 2021, will become a preamble to the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the "Slavianski Bazaar".