More than 20 million people have become infected with the new coronavirus infection around the world. This is reported by Johns Hopkins University, which tracks incidence statistics in real time. A total of 733 thousand people died from the disease. More than 12 million people have recovered. A quarter of those infected—five million people—are in the United States. Second and third in world statistics are Brazil (three million cases) and India (2.2 million cases).

A protester died on Pritytsky Street in Minsk, Tut.by reports citing the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He “tried to throw an unidentified explosive device towards law enforcement officers. It exploded in his hand, the man received injuries incompatible with life, ”the agency reports. Updated . Nasha Niva published a video showing a stun grenade hitting a protester.

Lawyer Sergei Badamshin sent a demand to the Russian Foreign Ministry and the FSB to take urgent measures to return Meduza special correspondent Maxim Solopov to Russia. He wrote about this in his telegram channel. According to Badamshin, he sent appeals to the ministry and the special services "in connection with the concealment by the Belarusian authorities of the location" of Solopov (spelling and punctuation preserved).

The main thing about the second night of protests in Belarus Sergey Gapon / AFP / Scanpix / Leta A day after the election of the President of Belarus, the residents of the country again reached outdoor protests demanding recalculating the voting results, in which, according to official figures, Alexander Lukashenko once again won. In Minsk, probably fewer people gathered than on Monday night, although the score of the demonstrators also went on thousands.

The main questions (and answers!) About the Belarusian protest Victor Drachev / TASS / Scanpix / Leta In Belarusian cities, the opposition’s performances continue the second day. Protesters do not agree with the official results of the presidential elections, according to which Alexander Lukashenko received more than 80% of the vote.

He was beaten by police in the center of Minsk, after which he was detained and taken away in an unknown direction Archive of Maxim Solopov Medusa special corner Maxim Solopov is the last of the four Russian journalists detained in Minsk, who was not only not released after a day, but did not find them at all. Solopov illuminated the elections of the President of Belarus and the events associated with them - and the last time he spoke with the editors of Medusa at about the hour of August 10.

In Moscow, near the building of the Belarusian embassy, ​​they began to detain those who came to support the protesters in Minsk and other Belarusian cities. According to Mash, there are about 300 people near the embassy. Detained, apparently, so far only one.

Updated. Tikhanovskaya got in touch, she is fine, RIA Novosti reports with reference to her headquarters. Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, who took second place in the presidential elections in Belarus, is being held in the CEC. Her headquarters announced this. “Svetlana went there [to the CEC] to leave documents. The lawyer came out and she didn't. It’s not clear where it disappeared! ”, The message says (spelling and punctuation preserved). Added at 23:34.

Daily Storm journalists Anton Starkov and Dmitry Lasenko, who were detained while covering protests in Minsk, have been released. It is reported by Sputnik. Another Russian journalist, Semyon Pegov, founder of the WarGonzo project, has also been released, said . Russian Ambassador to Minsk Dmitry Mezentsev So far, there is no information about Meduza correspondent Maksim Solopov — he was also detained on the night of August 10 with other Russian journalists.

Slovakia expels three Russian diplomats suspected of espionage. This is with reference to Bloomberg reports RIA Novosti. According to Bloomberg sources, diplomats will leave the country before the end of the week. According to the Slovak edition Aktuality, embassy employees are suspected of working for the Russian special services. The Russian embassy told RIA Novosti that it does not comment on the information about the expulsion of diplomats.

The Investigative Committee of Belarus has opened 21 criminal cases following protests that took place in various cities across the country on August 9. This was reported on the agency's Telegram channel. More than 80 people have been detained in these cases. Most of them are young people aged 20-25. Some of the suspects were drunk or under the influence of drugs at the time of their detention, the Investigative Committee reports.

The KGB of Belarus prevented an assassination attempt on presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya. This was stated by the head of the department Valery Vakulchik. According to Vakulchik, the KGB received a message from Tikhanovskaya's headquarters about fears for her life.

Protests and arrests resume in Belarus Following a hotly contested presidential election in Belarus, protests have erupted in cities across the country. The most violent clashes have been in Minsk, where riot police have resorted to water cannons, stun grenades, and even rubber bullets. According to official reports, more than 50 demonstrators and at least 39 police officers were injured during protests on Sunday night, August 9. The authorities arrested roughly 3,000 people.

What are the protests in Belarus who went out on the streets on the day of the election Maxim S. for "Medusa" After the voting in the election of the President of Belarus on August 9, mass protests began in the largest cities of the republic. The exact number of their participants is unknown, but judging by the photos and videos, these are tens of thousands of people.

In Moscow, the incidence of SARS and influenza is growing. In Greece, the "second wave" began. From August 21, it will be possible to return part of the money for trips around Russia. Good evening, This is Meduza's mailing list about the coronavirus during the pandemic. It comes out on weekdays instead of Evening Medusa. If this letter was sent to you by someone you know and you have not yet subscribed to the mailing list, subscribe here .