Belarus crowdfunds to fight coronavirus as leader denies it exists
NGOs scramble to source equipment after president calls pandemic ‘a psychosis’
The healthcare system in Belarus is being propped up by volunteers and crowdfunding campaigns as the country grapples with a coronavirus pandemic its president has been hesitant to admit exists.
Belarus has attracted international headlines for its delayed response, continuing to host Europe’s only active football league, as the president, Alexander Lukashenko, dismissed the pandemic as a “psychosis”.