“Last Monday we had ten deputies who were in hospital beds with coronavirus, today there are 18 deputies,” Interfax quotes the parliamentarian.
According to him, there are 60 deputies in total “sick, ill” and “having antibodies”.
Volodin added that in this regard, the State Duma is taking additional measures of epidemiological protection.
In addition, he noted, some of the structures of the chamber will switch to remote work.