"Those who have suffered a severe form of covid infection, they are priority for undergoing medical examination," TASS quoted the minister as saying.

Murashko noted that the department has updated orders for medical examination.

“The most important thing is that clinical examination should become an impetus for the population to health-preserving behavior, to treat chronic diseases and prevent complications.

In itself, just a medical examination without further action, will be a fixation of the current state of health.

It is being done so that the next steps of a person will provide him with additional years of life, ”the head of the Ministry of Health said.

Earlier, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova said that in 2020, despite the pandemic, 30 million Russians were examined.