“Already today, 4.9 thousand beds have been prepared for possible assistance to the subjects of Russia,” RIA Novosti quoted the head of the Ministry of Defense.

According to him, further this figure will increase. So, by May 15, the Armed Forces will be able to provide 7.5 thousand equipped places and 5.2 thousand military physicians to service them.

Shoigu informed that 65 resuscitation medical and nursing teams had been formed in the army, 20 of which had already started working in Moscow clinics.

Earlier it was reported that the MO will build 16 infection centers by the middle of next month.