Belarus is considering two packages of measures to support the economy amid the pandemic, Belarus' Economy Minister Aleksandr Chervyakov said as he met with representatives of business associations, BelTA learned from the website of the Economy Ministry.

On April 11, in Vitebsk, employees of the oblast committee of natural resources and environmental protection planted more than a hundred trees during the environmental campaign «Let's Improve Our Small Homeland».

Schools need to resume teaching next week, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he visited Lida District, Grodno Oblast on 17 April, BelTA has learned.

On April 10, representatives of the World Health Organization mission watched the system of measures taken in Vitebsk Oblast to overcome coronavirus infection.

Belarus is experiencing no substantial problems with honoring its commitments regarding the state debt, BelTA learned from Belarusian Finance Minister Maksim Yermolovich on 16 April.

In connection with the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Victory of the Soviet people in World War II, in accordance with the Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated December 30, 2019 No. 491 «On the provision of one-time financial assistance», from April 1 to May 1, one-time financial assistance is paid to veterans, participants of the Great Patriotic War and some categories of citizens affected by the consequences of the war.

The package of documents on the development of Eurasian integration will be considered by the House of Representatives during the next meeting of the spring session on 16 April, BelTA learned from the press service of the House of Representatives.

Most of the sewing enterprises of Vitebsk Oblast switched to the production of personal protective equipment, the chairman of the economy committee of Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee Angelika Nikitina said at a meeting of the oblast headquarters to combat the spread of coronavirus and protect the population from infection.

There are unresolved problems in the sphere of energy industry and prices for energy resources.

New head of the healthcare office of Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee was appointed.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko intends to visit manufacturers of means of individual protection soon.

KKUP "Vitebsk Oblast Marketing Center" in connection with the difficult epidemiological situation, taking additional measures to prevent and reduce the spread of SARS, including those caused by COVID-19, opened a charity account.

It is necessary to move towards serious dedollarization of the economy of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), particularly trade in fuel and energy resources, raw materials.

In Belarus, the acceptance of applications for participation in the national contest "Entrepreneur of the Year" has begun, the press service of the Ministry of Economy said.

There is a high risk of wildfires in Belarus because of dry weather, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Emergencies Minister Vladimir Vashchenko on 9 April, BelTA informs.

Vitebsk Oblast enterprises exported almost $ 978 million worth of products to Russian regions in 2019, which is 4.2% more than in 2018, the foreign economic department of Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee said.

The Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry and the Belt and Road Working Committee of the China Association of Small and Medium Enterprises have signed a memorandum of intent on strategic cooperation for the period of five years, BelTA has learned.

Selective sowing of early grain and leguminous crops began in almost all regions of Vitebsk Oblast, the agriculture and food office of the oblast executive committee said.

The economy and people's lives are top priorities, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the government conference held on 7 April to discuss oil deliveries to Belarus, BelTA has learned.

Starting April 1, a third way of paying for travel was introduced in public transport in Vitebsk. Such information was posted on the official web-site JSC Vitebskoblavtotrans.