"On behalf of the Russian side, the videoconference was attended by employees of the Military Medical Academy in the areas of infectious diseases, epidemiology, anesthesiology and resuscitation, as well as doctors of a therapeutic profile," the Defense Ministry said in a statement.

Topical issues of coronavirus prevention were discussed, the parties shared their accumulated experience in its treatment.

Colonel of the Medical Service Federico Gonzales expressed gratitude to the Russian colleagues for the conference.

Earlier it became known that over the past 24 hours, 14 servicemen have recovered from coronavirus infection. In total, more than 11.9 thousand cases of COVID-19 have recovered in the Russian Armed Forces after undergoing treatment.