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Belarus hosts large military parade despite sharply rising coronavirus infections

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AP Minsk (Belarus)
Last Updated : May 09 2020 | 5:08 PM IST

Tens of thousands of people have turned out in the capital of Belarus despite sharply rising coronavirus infections to watch a military parade celebrating the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.

Belarus has not imposed wide-ranging restrictions to halt the virus' spread and authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko has dismissed concerns about it as a "psychosis."

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First Published: May 09 2020 | 5:08 PM IST

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