About this in the program “Moscow. Kremlin. Putin "on the channel" Russia 1 "said Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin.

“In order to be ready for any development of events, it was decided to start building additional infectious boxes in a number of regions,” TASS quoted him as saying.

As of March 21, there are 306 cases of COVID-19 coronavirus infection in Russia. 16 people recovered.

It was also reported that the Sakhalin authorities are strengthening quarantine measures because of two suspicions of coronavirus infection, and disinfection of possible foci of the disease has been organized in common areas, entrances and places of work.