The document is published on the National Legal Internet Portal and enters into force after publication.

"Items 1 and 7 of the appendix to the Decree of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Belarus dated June 15, 2012 No. 75 "On establishing a list of diseases that pose a danger to the health of the population" are to be "excluded," the document says.

According to Reform.by, syphilis and gonorrhea are listed under point 1, and infection caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus is under point 7.

COVID-19 was added to this list in early 2020.

The presence of a disease in this list allows for compulsory mandatory medical examination in the event of a person's refusal to undergo it, if there are sufficient grounds to believe that the person has such a disease.

Compulsory hospitalization and treatment is also allowed if a person has a disease from the list.

The Ministry of Health reported that 71.1% of the population of Belarus completed the full course of vaccination against COVID-19, and 87.5% of those who were vaccinated received the first booster dose.

Thus, the following diseases remain in the list of diseases that pose a threat to the health of the population:

  • — active tuberculosis of respiratory organs.

  • — the plague.

  • - cholera.

  • — anthrax.

  • — hemorrhagic fevers of Lassa, Marburg, Ebola.

What you need to know about the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19

  • A previously unknown virus was discovered in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019.

  • The official name of the disease from the new coronavirus from China is COVID-19 (coronavirus disease).

  • The World Health Organization recommends staying away from people who sneeze and cough, washing your hands well, not eating poorly processed (undercooked or undercooked) meat, and limiting social contacts.

  • The World Health Organization has declared the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus infection in the world as a pandemic.

  • Manifestations of the coronavirus are similar to other acute viral diseases.

    It is accompanied by high temperature, fever and breathing difficulties, the patient may have a cough, lethargy, worsening of the general condition;

    can cause bronchitis and pneumonia.

  • Coronaviruses are a family of more than 30 viruses that were first isolated in 1965.

    They affect people, domestic animals, pigs, cattle, birds and are capable of provoking damage to the respiratory system, gastrointestinal tract, and nervous system.

    The infection is known to spread from person to person.

    Symptoms include fever, cough and shortness of breath.

    Since these symptoms are similar to many other respiratory diseases, additional screening is necessary.

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