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Alexander Lukashenko is under fire over his pandemic response after he advised people to also "go to saunas" to ward off COVID-19.
Belarus's president, who claimed vodka and saunas could keep coronavirus at bay, has said he caught COVID-19 and recovered "on his feet" without showing any symptoms.
Sounding a defiant tone, Alexander Lukashenko said: "Today you are meeting a man who managed to survive the coronavirus on his feet. This is what doctors concluded yesterday. Asymptomatic."
He did not say when or how he might have contracted the virus.
As I said, 97% of our population carry this infection asymptomatically," he added, while addressing military leaders in Minsk on Tuesday, without disclosing a source for that figure.
There has been a huge backlash over Mr Lukashenko's response to the coronavirus crisis after he advised people to "drink vodka" and "go to saunas" to ward off COVID-19.
As I said, 97% of our population carry this infection asymptomatically," he added, while addressing military leaders in Minsk on Tuesday, without disclosing a source for that figure.
There has been a huge backlash over Mr Lukashenko's response to the coronavirus crisis after he advised people to "drink vodka" and "go to saunas" to ward off COVID-19.
Belarus, which has a population of around 9.5 million, has recorded 67,366 confirmed coronavirus infections and 543 deaths.
Public frustration over his handling of the outbreak has fuelled the biggest protests in years against his rule ahead of a presidential election next month.
Mr Lukashenko has compared the opposition to criminal gangs and accused protesters of wanting to stage a violent revolution with the help of foreign backers.
Demonstrations have taken place with protesters waving slippers in the air and pledging their support for candidates standing against the 65-year-old, who has been in power for 26 years.
The move has resulted in protesters rallying behind Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, the wife of one of the jailed candidates, who is now campaigning in her husband's place.
Human rights groups say more than 1,100 people have been detained in recent weeks.
Huko Belarus wananch wana hasira na Rais wao aliyewashauri kupambana was corona kwa kuingia sauna, kunywa vodka.
wakati maambukizi ya corona yanaendelea duniani kote, rais huyu hakuchukua tahadhari yeyote na mechi za mpira ziliendelea. Yeye mwenyewe alicheza mpira wa hoki kwenye baridi na kusema mchezo huo ni mzuri katika kuzuia corona.
Belarus's president, who claimed vodka and saunas could keep coronavirus at bay, has said he caught COVID-19 and recovered "on his feet" without showing any symptoms.
Sounding a defiant tone, Alexander Lukashenko said: "Today you are meeting a man who managed to survive the coronavirus on his feet. This is what doctors concluded yesterday. Asymptomatic."
He did not say when or how he might have contracted the virus.
As I said, 97% of our population carry this infection asymptomatically," he added, while addressing military leaders in Minsk on Tuesday, without disclosing a source for that figure.
There has been a huge backlash over Mr Lukashenko's response to the coronavirus crisis after he advised people to "drink vodka" and "go to saunas" to ward off COVID-19.
As I said, 97% of our population carry this infection asymptomatically," he added, while addressing military leaders in Minsk on Tuesday, without disclosing a source for that figure.
There has been a huge backlash over Mr Lukashenko's response to the coronavirus crisis after he advised people to "drink vodka" and "go to saunas" to ward off COVID-19.
Belarus, which has a population of around 9.5 million, has recorded 67,366 confirmed coronavirus infections and 543 deaths.
Public frustration over his handling of the outbreak has fuelled the biggest protests in years against his rule ahead of a presidential election next month.
Mr Lukashenko has compared the opposition to criminal gangs and accused protesters of wanting to stage a violent revolution with the help of foreign backers.
Demonstrations have taken place with protesters waving slippers in the air and pledging their support for candidates standing against the 65-year-old, who has been in power for 26 years.
The move has resulted in protesters rallying behind Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, the wife of one of the jailed candidates, who is now campaigning in her husband's place.
Human rights groups say more than 1,100 people have been detained in recent weeks.
Huko Belarus wananch wana hasira na Rais wao aliyewashauri kupambana was corona kwa kuingia sauna, kunywa vodka.
wakati maambukizi ya corona yanaendelea duniani kote, rais huyu hakuchukua tahadhari yeyote na mechi za mpira ziliendelea. Yeye mwenyewe alicheza mpira wa hoki kwenye baridi na kusema mchezo huo ni mzuri katika kuzuia corona.
