“Our army is once again proving in deed that it is ready to immediately help in difficult times,” RIA Novosti quoted Putin as saying.
He said that "in total, during this difficult year, the military builders of the Ministry of Defense will build 30 centers for patients with coronavirus infection in the shortest possible time."
The President explained that these centers "are being built in those regions where the most difficult epidemiological situation is developing, where people are really waiting for help."
According to him, "military builders and civilian specialists did an excellent job with the tasks set."
“All objects are made thoroughly with high quality and according to the schedule.
The construction went on practically non-stop, day and night.
At the same time, the most modern design and engineering solutions, the latest technologies and the latest materials were used, "Putin added.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that more than 116 thousand units of medical equipment were supplied to medical centers built by the Russian military during the epidemic.
According to the data of the headquarters on December 2, 25,345 cases of coronavirus infection COVID-19 were detected in Russia during the day.
The total number of confirmed cases since the start of the epidemic in the country has reached 2,347,401.
Deputy of the State Duma of the III-V convocations, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Honored Scientist of Russia Sergey Kolesnikov, in an interview with FAN, recalled the features of COVID-19.