THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC PROCESSES IN BELARUS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC PROCESSES IN BELARUS Executive Summary December 2020 BELARUS APPEARS TO BE UNDERREPORTING COVID‑19 DATA COVID‑19 IS ONE KEY FACTOR THAT MADE THE ECONOMY FALTER SIGNIFICANTLY COVID‑19 RESPONSE SPURRED CIVIL SOCIETY, CONSOLIDATION IN POLITICAL CRISIS 1