The corresponding order is published on the website of the Cabinet.
As noted in the document, the funds were allocated “for equipping (re-equipping), as well as for providing the centralized supply with medical gases (oxygen) of an additionally created or reorganized bed fund of medical organizations ... to provide medical care to patients with a new coronavirus infection”.
Earlier, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin called on the regions to involve epidemiologists in medical organizations to protect medical personnel from COVID-19.
According to the latest data, 8672 cases of COVID-19 were registered in Russia.