“Taking into account the experience of the pandemic, the Ministry of Health, Rospotrebnadzor and the Ministry of Finance should work out proposals for the modernization of the infectious disease service by March 25,” the statement on the website of the Cabinet of Ministers said.

It is noted that "the final document will be synchronized with regional programs for the modernization of primary health care."

In January, it was reported that the Cabinet of Ministers would allocate 17 billion rubles to modernize the infectious diseases service of Russia in 2021.