'Solo dribble' continues in Belarus while the rest of the World sports is on lockdown

Despite the rest of the world being gripped by coronavirus concerns, sporting life in Belarus is carrying on mostly as normal.

FC Minsk and FC Dinamo-Minsk team players vie for the ball during the Belarus Championship football match in Minsk Source: AFP

President Alexander Lukashenko declared sport "the best anti-virus remedy" after playing ice hockey last week and has urged his citizens to continue to live their lives.

His unorthodox measures have at least given football fans something to talk about, with the Premier League in Belarus continuing as normal, in stadia full of spectators.