“Over the past day, 90 servicemen recovered in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation after undergoing treatment. The total number of people recovered in the Armed Forces (cumulative) has increased to 5148 people, ”the Defense Ministry newsletter says.

It is clarified that more than 14.8 thousand Russian troops were removed from medical observation by COVID-19.

“In the bodies of military command, associations, formations, military units, as of today, 1,558 troops have been installed with positive test results (for coronavirus. - RT ),” the ministry said.

Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced the imminent start of tests of a vaccine from COVID-19.