Candidates without masks, the authorities without a heart, and COVID dissidents at headquarters
“The pandemic will become an ally of the authorities in falsifying the turnout” (Illia Dabratvor)
In May 2020 BISS launched the research project 'CoViD19 in Belarus: Optimal Solutions in a Situation of Uncertainty'. Its main goal is to analyse various responses to the coronavirus pandemic and assess short- and long-term risks entailed by particular responses. The main focus is on the situation in Belarus, but we also pay much attention to the global context.
“The pandemic will become an ally of the authorities in falsifying the turnout” (Illia Dabratvor)
An online meeting of the Expert and Analytical Club to discuss the response of the Belarusian society to the pandemic was held on May 13, 2020.
‘The coronavirus has demonstrated that we have a civil society.’
Containing the spread of the coronavirus infection remains an important imperative.
Social distancing remains a valid imperative. However, we do not recommend a nationwide lock-down.
The authorities’ policy regarding the epidemic is inconsistent, the economy has to rely on emergency loans.