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epa08301082 An employee of the government's factory 'Blakit' (Open Joint Stock Company 'Baranavichi Cotton Production Association') controls the quality of medical masks in the town of Baranovichi, some 150 km from Minsk, Belarus, 17 March 2020. About 5,000-10,000 masks are produced every day at the factory. The masks are mainly made for the local market, but also exported to Turkey, Poland and some other EU countries. EPA/TATYANA ZENKOVICH