“In terms of the volume of drugs in circulation, the situation has improved significantly, including the increased production primarily covers domestic needs and for a number of items that are not produced in Russia,” Murashko quoted TASS as saying.

He stressed that the Ministry of Industry and Trade has been delivering medicines to the regions since December 30, which also "covers the need for medicines today."

Earlier, the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia Denis Manturov said that all Russian regions are provided with stocks of drugs for the treatment of coronavirus infection COVID-19.