Within a short period of the outbreak of the new Corona virus (Covid-19), football matches around the world were suspended for an unresolved period, while its prevalence continued, but Belarus constituted the exception, as football matches continued and in the presence of the fans in the stadiums without taking any preventive measures Or impose bans such as those taken by its European neighbors.
One of the TV commentators said, "An oasis in the dead football desert", commenting on the insistence of the Football Association of Belarus to refuse to suspend matches or hold them without an audience, contrary to what is followed in neighboring Poland and Russia in particular and in various countries of Europe in general.
And Belarus announced a few days ago recorded scores of cases of HIV infection, which is the number increasing, as is the case in all countries that recorded infections.
But President Lukashenko, 65, who some describe as "the last dictator in Europe", sees no reason to take "drastic measures", but rather that the response to the crisis may be worse than the virus itself.
"I am absolutely certain that we may suffer from a state of panic over our suffering from the virus," Lukashenko said in televised comments, considering that the virus is like "a mental disorder" and that "the civilized world has gone crazy."
The Belarus Football Association has stated that it will follow the situation closely, but does not believe that anything or action could be taken in the country without Lukashenko's wish.
On the other hand, the former Juventus player Sergey Alnikov said that the establishment of football matches in Belarus in the presence of the fans "is simply madness," and accused the officials of neglect.
"Nobody cares. This is unbelievable, everyone here knows what is going on in Italy and Spain," ex-midfielder Alexander Hleb said in comments to the British newspaper "Sun" in Belarus.
"Things do not look good. But in our country, people in the presidential administration believe that it is not as serious as it seems through the news, I stay at home with my family. But when I go out, I see the streets and restaurants are still crowded."
Reports said that players from the ice hockey team for Belarus are subject to isolation after their suspected infection with the Corona virus, but the Ministry of Sports denied these reports.