This is stated in the list of Putin's instructions published on the Kremlin website.

“To ensure ongoing monitoring of the epidemiological situation in the Republic of Dagestan,” the document states.

Along with this, he instructed the department to develop recommendations to counteract the spread of coronavirus infection in the region.

Previously, Putin called the difficult situation with coronavirus in Dagestan. On May 18, the head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova said that severely ill patients with pneumonia account for almost 60% of those infected with the coronavirus infection COVID-19 in Dagestan.