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About 30 delegations have come to Brest as it celebrates its 1003rd anniversary on 29 and 30 July, BelTA has learned.

A Cuban vaccine against COVID-19 has been registered in Belarus, BelTA informs citing the Center for Examinations and Tests in Health Service. “As a result of long-term collaboration between the Center for Examinations and Tests in Health Service and the Center for the State Control of Medicines, Equipment and Medical Devices (CECMED), the COVID-19 vaccine SOBERANA PLUS produced by the Finlay Institute of Vaccines has been registered in Belarus,” reads the press release on the website of the Center for Examinations and Tests in Health Service.

The Belarusian air carrier Belavia is set to launch daily flights to Moscow's Vnukovo on 8 August, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian airline. Currently, the flights to Vnukovo and back are operated on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays.

About 20 major venues will set up in Dobrush during the 29th edition of Belarusian Written Language Day scheduled for 3-4 September. The theme of the festival was discussed at the meeting of the national organizing committee on 20 July. The committee is led by Belarus Deputy Prime Minister Igor Petrishenko, BelTA has learned.

Chair of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly Natalya Kochanova is hosting a meeting to discuss efforts to create an enabling environment for children with autism spectrum disorders, their education, rehabilitation, social adaptation and physical development, BelTA has learned.

Well-conducted harvesting is crucial for Belarus' food security, Head of the Belarus President Property Management Directorate Valery Ivanov said at the Zazhinki regional festival that took place on the field of the Alexandriyskoye agricultural company in Shklov District, BelTA has learned. “Grain fields this year are pleasing to the eye. This is due to the fact that all of you have made every effort to grow a good harvest. Yet, we cannot really assess the quality of harvest until this grain is in the storage,” he stressed.