“A criminal case has been instituted on the sale of poor-quality and unregistered in the manner prescribed by law medical devices - mechanical ventilation devices - on the grounds of a crime under Part 1 of Art. 238.1 of the Criminal Code of Russia, ”the report said.

According to investigators, the local commercial organization handed over to the medical institution 50 anesthesia-respiratory apparatuses “FAZA-5 HP”. 

“At the stage of receiving charity help, the clinic commission established that the ventilators were released in 1999-2001 ... with the expiration of more than 15 years ago,” the UK said.

On April 1, the Ministry of Health of Russia reported that the number of mechanical ventilation devices in each subject of Russia is known, the situation with the availability of devices is assessed as stable.