“Starting from May 21, the number of people recovered steadily exceeds the number of people being treated. As of today, 1222 servicemen are being treated, while over 85% of those previously ill have recovered, ”he said in an interview with the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper.

Earlier, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to Russian leader Vladimir Putin that studies of the vaccine against COVID-19 would be completed in late July. 

Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Health Protection and Doctor of Medical Sciences Nikolai Govorin in an interview with the FAN commented on the situation with coronavirus in Russia.