COVID-19 In Belarus: People Don't Need To Rely On An Incompetent Government

Lenin Square in Belarus (Alex Kolpikov / VOI)

JAKARTA - As many countries are desperately fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, Belarus is showing a different attitude. The President Axelander Lukashenko said, COVID-19 is a psychosis disease. Fortunately, the people did not follow the President's insanity.

Lukashenko, who has been in power for a quarter of a century, called COVID-19 unreal, nothing more than hallucinations. As reported by Reuters, Lukashenko even invited to fight COVID-19 with vodka, sauna, or have fun driving a tractor.

Until the news was lifted on April 1, Belarus was even still holding soccer matches. Lukashenko himself is reportedly still playing ice hockey and is seen embracing fellow players. What is physical distancing. "Better to die on your feet than live on your knees," he said.

When the country's leaders did not take any meaningful steps against COVID-19, some citizens ended up taking physical distancing efforts independently. Institutions, such as the private Stembridge school in Minsk began switching to distance learning last week after most parents expressed support for the idea and left Lukashenko's incompetence.

"We are monitoring the international situation and the overall picture looks like it will be more responsible for regulating distance learning," said Stembridge lecturer Evgeniya Gushchina.

"If you have to choose between the risk to health and the risk of lack of education, I choose health," he added.

The effect is, other residents then follow the physical distancing steps by voluntarily closing cinemas, cafes, and restaurants. Moreover, so far Belarus has confirmed 94 cases of the corona virus and one case of death.

The head of the Tell The truth social movement in Belarus revealed that the conditions today in Belarus are paradoxical, where the people are more dexterous than the government. This also proves that people can save themselves with their own reason.

“People don't trust the state at this time. "Lack of information on the development of COVID-19 has made people mobilize themselves to immediately take personal action," he said.