According to Beglov, the situation with the spread of coronavirus in the city is "difficult, but controlled."

He noted that at the beginning of the pandemic in St. Petersburg there were about 1 thousand infectious beds, while currently 12 thousand have already been prepared.

“This is a large volume.

I would like to express my gratitude for giving the order regarding the participation of federal hospitals in the treatment of covid patients.

And today more than a thousand beds are federal, "RIA Novosti quotes Beglov.

Mishustin, at a meeting with Beglov, noted that the situation with COVID-19 in Russia is not easy and tense. 

According to data as of December 25, 29,018 cases of COVID-19 were detected in Russia per day, of which 3,751 were in St. Petersburg.