# CSTO Barrier 2026 exercise participants practice response to dangerous disease outbreak

https://mins.news/en/item/101664

- TASS, 2026-10-15 15:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/defense/2202627

> Military personnel and civilian medical staff worked together in Belarus during the CSTO’s Barrier 2026 exercise, practicing responses to a large-scale outbreak of dangerous infectious disease, including screening, isolation, diagnosis and care. The drills also covered biological threat reconnaissance, disinfection and hazardous waste disposal.