‘There are no viruses here’: Leader of Belarus scoffs at lockdowns

MOSCOW — As he headed off the ice after playing a hockey game in an amateur tournament in late March, the leader of Belarus brushed aside reporters’ anxious questions about the coronavirus pandemic. “There are no viruses here,” said the Belarusian president, Alexander Lukashenko, gesturing to the crowded arena. “Do you see any of them […]

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