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Plans to build infectious diseases hospital in Minsk
Vladimir Kukharev
MINSK, 11 March (BelTA) – There are plans to build an infectious diseases hospital in Minsk in the next five years, Minsk Mayor Vladimir Kukharev said as he met with the Minsk Arena labor collective on 11 March, BelTA informs.
“The pandemic has shown that we need infectious diseases hospitals, therefore we plan to build a hospital for 500 beds in the next five years. It will be fitted with modern equipment and will be able to provide quick and high-quality diagnostics and treatment,” Vladimir Kukharev said.
The mayor noted that Minsk will stay focused on improving healthcare infrastructure: old hospitals will be renovated and new ones will be built and fitted with modern equipment.
Lukashenko orders to spruce up some areas in Minsk downtown
Aleksandr Lukashenko and Vladimir Kukharev
MINSK, 9 February (BelTA) – Yakub Kolas Square and the former grounds of the Horizont TV factory need a facelift, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Minsk Mayor Vladimir Kukharev to receive his report on 9 February, BelTA has learned.
The head of state had instructed to do up the facilities earlier. Today he asked about the progress and reminded the mayor of his instructions.
“We agreed to tidy Yakub Kolas Square up. This is the center of the city and it needs to be taken care of,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.
According to Aleksandr Lukashenko, visitors like Minsk for its great working and entertainment opportunities. This city ‘has not been divided by gangsters' and is not built up densely ‘with God knows what real estate',” the president noted.
Minsk attracts over $30bn in foreign investment in 2016-2020
MINSK, 29 January (BelTA) – In the last five years Minsk achieved noticeable improvements in the welfare of its citizens and also in the investment climate, Minsk Mayor Vladimir Kukharev said at the regional meeting of delegates of the 6th Belarusian People s Congress representing the city of Minsk, BelTA has learned. In the last five years Minsk s exports of goods and services rose 1.7 times, salaries - 1.4 times, incomes of the population and pensions - 1.2 times. More than 3 million sq m of housing were commissioned. The retail trade target were met. We have ensured stability in the labor market,” Vladimir Kukharev said. “More than 130,000 people were placed into newly created jobs. The average availability of jobs is 22 vacancies per registered unemployed person.