“Despite the relative stabilization, the danger of coronavirus infection persists throughout the country, and in Dagestan the situation is not easy now. More and more cases of revealing the disease, its serious complications are being recorded, ”Putin said at a meeting with the leadership and public representatives of Dagestan.

He noted that in recent days, the region’s healthcare system has been under heavy pressure.

The president also added that, according to experts, the main reasons for the development of serious complications among residents of Dagestan are the late treatment of patients for medical help and self-medication at home.

It was previously reported that more than 40 health workers died from the effects of coronavirus infection and pneumonia in Dagestan.

The Ministry of Health of Dagestan explained that among the employees of medical institutions in the republic who died during the pandemic, there were not only doctors, but also average, junior medical staff and other employees.