Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko signed the law on the approval of an agreement on cooperation between the CIS countries on the prevention and response of epidemiological emergencies. The relevant document is published in National Legal. web portal republics.
“Adopt the agreement on cooperation between the member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States on the prevention and response of public health emergencies of a sanitary and epidemiological nature, signed in Astana on October 28, 2022.” says move.
According to the document, the Ministry of Health of Belarus was appointed as the competent authority of the republic “responsible for the implementation of the agreement.”
On October 28, 2022, in Astana, the prime ministers of the CIS countries signed an agreement aimed at creating a strong common sanitary shield of the Commonwealth. The document enables the use of specialized epidemic-fighting teams from other countries that have signed the document in the countries that are party to the agreement.
In September 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting with Rospotrebnadzor employees on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Rospotrebnadzor. declarationthat a “Sanitary Shield” will be created in the Russian Federation to protect the country’s population from biological threats.
In 2021, Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova at the meeting of the Council for Strategic Development and National Projects knowledgeableThat the federal project “Sanitary Shield” will begin in Russia in 2022. He stated that within the framework of this project, 99 checkpoints at the state border will be equipped with an automated system for passengers, through which mobile devices can read information about their arrival.