How Many Coronavirus-Infected People In Belarus’ Neighboring Countries

Compare these statistics with the figures provided by the Ministry of Health.

On April 6, the Ministry of Health of Belarus updated the official data on the number of COVID-19 virus infected in our country. According to them, in Belarus there are 700 infected with the coronavirus, 53 of them recovered, 13 people died.

The website Charter97.org checked on an online map created by the scientists at Johns Hopkins University what the statistics of our neighbors look like.

Russia

Infected - 6,343

Died - 47

Recovered - 406

Poland

Infected - 4 201

Died - 98

Recovered - 162

Ukraine

Infected - 1 319

Died - 38

Recovered - 28

Lithuania

Infected - 843

Died - 14

Recovered - 8

Latvia

Infected - 542

Died - 1

Recovered - 1

For comparison, we cite the figures in the Czech Republic and Sweden, the countries with about the same population as in Belarus:

Sweden

Infected - 6,830

Died - 401

Recovered - 205

The Czech Republic

Infected - 4 591

Died - 72

Recovered - 96

In the neighboring countries of Belarus, unprecedented quarantine measures have been taken to combat the new coronavirus COVID-19. Governments have closed borders, educational and entertainment facilities. In cities, the movement of people is limited. The Ministry of Health of Belarus declares that “the country does not need quarantine”.