“The peak of morbidity and hospital admissions in Moscow in April fell on us and, of course, we used the time that we could win,” she said.

According to Cancer, the medical system of the capital was prepared both technically and psychologically.

Zammera noted that in a pandemic, it is impossible to avoid an increase in mortality.

Rakova also said that the situation with coronavirus in Moscow over the past two weeks has had a steady trend towards improvement.