“I signed the relevant orders ... on the withdrawal of the bed fund in the total amount of 6 thousand 6 thousand - this is, in fact, a large volume ... At the same time, we still leave about 17 thousand in reserve and in combat mode,” - said Sobyanin.
He noted that for the transfer of these 6 thousand beds to normal mode, "have to work." He explained that it was necessary to disinfect, repair, check all doctors for COVID-19.
“This will take 2-3 weeks, but the process has already been launched, it is irreversible,” he added.
Earlier, Moscow Deputy Mayor for Social Development Anastasia Rakova said that at the peak of the incidence of coronavirus in hospitals in the capital were about 20 thousand patients.
The chief physician of the city polyclinic No. 109, candidate of medical sciences Yakov Sandakov, in an interview with the NSN, gave recommendations on the choice of personal protective equipment.