“An operational headquarters has been created in Moscow to coordinate the activities of city and federal services, whose task is to constantly monitor the situation and immediately make the necessary decisions,” he wrote on his blog.
According to Sobyanin, if signs of the disease are detected, medical teams will be immediately dispatched to conduct a “thorough examination”.
“We will additionally purchase medical equipment, respirators, protective suits and masks, manual disinfectant dispensers that doctors may need,” the Moscow Mayor assured, adding that currently there are enough funds.
He also said that the possibility of organizing expeditious deliveries to Moscow of “modern test systems capable of quickly and reliably diagnosing coronavirus” is being developed.
Earlier, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin ordered the organization of an operational headquarters for the prevention and control of the spread of coronavirus.
A report on the situation with the coronavirus will be regularly presented to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova, in an interview with the website “Arguments and Facts”, commented on the regime for controlling the spread of coronavirus introduced in Russia.