“The number of cases is growing. Although there are more and more those who have recovered, ”Mishustina quotes TASS.

At the same time, the head of the cabinet noted that "the healthcare system continues to work with maximum load."

“It is critically important to take into account all available resources and correctly distribute them,” the prime minister emphasized.

Earlier, Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko said that in more than half of Russian regions, the medical service has been mobilized and ready to provide assistance to patients with coronavirus.

Russian leader Vladimir Putin said that if measures to combat the coronavirus are not taken on time, he will see this as criminal negligence. As the head of state noted, the regions “still have a reserve of time, but this reserve can quickly melt away”, it cannot be spent thoughtlessly.