A world leader who claimed vodka and saunas could keep Covid-19 at bay and refused to cancel large sporting events has confirmed he has the virus.
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has previously come under fire after refusing to lockdown, and continued to play ice hockey as the disease spread across the world.
The dictator also claimed that drinking 50ml of vodka a day would protect people from the virus.
Lukashenko previously bragged that no one would die from coronavirus in Belarus.
The number to die from the disease currently stands at 538.
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The 65-year-old said during a meeting: "Today you are meeting a man who managed to survive the coronavirus on his feet.
"Doctors came to such a conclusion yesterday. Asymptomatic."
He had told citizens in April: "They should not even worry.
"No-one will die from coronavirus in our country. I am saying this in public.
"This is my firm conviction judging by analysis not only of previous years.
"We already have this year's experience and from our experience, from Chinese, American, European experience - of how this disease is running - we see how we should work.
"Therefore, we will do our best to fight for every person. If a person stays positive, they will be healthy."
Allowing large sporting events to go ahead, he claimed that "sport is the best anti-virus remedy".
Lukashenko also recommended that people should visit saunas regularly.
Critics accused him of putting the population in danger.
According to the Belarusian Telegraph Agency, Lukashenko said: "We are not cancelling anything. We will host all the events we have planned… Let God protect us from the coronavirus."
