He said this during a speech with a report on the results of the activities of the Cabinet of Ministers for 2019 in the State Duma.

“Now we can confidently say: Russia is coping with coronavirus infection better than many countries,” Mishustin said.

He also said that the main measures taken in Russia to combat COVID-19 were timely and correct.

Mishustin noted that “Russian specialists were among the first in the world to create effective test systems and began to work hard to develop a vaccine against coronavirus.”

RT is broadcasting Mishustin's speech live.