Belarus' FC Dynamo Brest Using Mannequins to Replace Fans Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Belarusian soccer team FC Dynamo Brest used mannequins in the place of fans in their 2-0 win over Shakhtyor Soligorsk on Wednesday. 

The club had fans purchase virtual tickets, then put their photographs on the heads of the mannequins as part of an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

As nearly every major sports league worldwide has shut down, the Belarusian Premier League has continued playing despite the pandemic. General secretary Sergei Zhardetski told ESPN's Stephan Uersfeld there are "no reasons" for the league to shut down.

"We review the situation on a daily basis," Zhardetski said. "We fully trust our health care system and there are currently no reasons for stopping the league.

"We understand that the situation in some countries is very serious but having consulted with the corresponding authorities in Belarus we have an understanding that our league can continue for the moment."

Belarus currently has 1,486 confirmed cases of coronavirus and 16 deaths.