“As for the quantity produced by our enterprises, we fully satisfy the demand (for masks. - RT ),” he said in an interview with the Right to Justice program on Channel One.

Manturov also said that if necessary, the volume of production of medical masks can be increased to 1.5 million pieces per day.

Earlier, the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade stated that the department is taking everything necessary to prevent a shortage of medical masks in Russia.