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Some 342,000 boys and girls will spend time in Belarusian children's summer camps this summer, Deputy Prime Minister Igor Petrishenko told reporters, BelTA has learned.

A festive event to mark Children's Day took place on Pobedy Square in Vitebsk on 1 June within the framework of the nationwide campaign of the Emergencies Ministry “Do not leave children alone!”.

Departure from the country is temporarily restricted for citizens of Belarus and foreign citizens, who have permanent or temporary residence permits in Belarus, representatives of the State Border Committee of Belarus told BelTA.

The 30th edition of the International Festival of Arts Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk will be running on 15-18 July, with additional events scheduled for 14 and 19 July. The festival will have a busy program of events to suit any taste, BelTA learned from the festival's directorate.

The state flag of a country is a collective symbol of the nation, BelTA learned from Chairman of the Education, Culture, and Science Commission of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Igor Marzalyuk at a session of the lower chamber of the Belarusian parliament on 25 May.

Belarusian Healthcare Minister Dmitry Pinevich presented Belarus' experience in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic at the 74th session of the World Health Assembly that is running online, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Healthcare Ministry.