We'd never have locked down if the Western press covered it with as much sense

6,050 coronavirus recoveries reported in Belarus

MINSK, 9 May (BelTA) – As many as 6,050 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered and have been released from hospitals as of 9 May, the press service of the Belarusian Healthcare Ministry told BelTA.

As many as 22,052 people in Belarus have tested positive for COVID-19. As many as 251,771 coronavirus tests have been performed so far.

As many as 126 patients, who tested positively for COVID-19 and were suffering from a number of chronic diseases, have died over the entire contagion period.

What a breath of fresh air this is. It speaks not just of deaths but also of the far more numerous recoveries, reminding everyone a COVID infection is not a death sentence.

It gives the number of detected infections, but also of the tests performed reminding everyone of the close correlation between the two, and also of the fact the infection is nonetheless not spreading like wildfire as over 90% of tests return negative.

When reporting the number of deaths it correctly and responsibly includes the piece of information that these are people who died after testing positive for a COVID infection but who in most cases had a number of other medical problems and could have died of any of them.