He stated this during a direct line on the TV channel “First in Moldova”.
“There were economic agents who make money on this. Tear off your hands! Prices rose two to four times, ”TASS quoted him as saying.
At the same time, the head of the country urged fellow citizens not to panic.
In February, the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) recorded an increase in the price of medical masks in the wholesale segment and among manufacturers in almost all regions of Russia.