In Belarus, Everyday Life Is Much the Same as Coronavirus Spreads

While millions of people around the world are still confined to their homes, in Belarus, soccer games are being played and restaurants are open as usual

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President Alexander Lukashenko has little truck with those who say the novel coronavirus poses a grave risk to public health, joining other outliers such as Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and Nicaraguan leader Daniel Ortega, who have shunned lockdown measures.

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