“A feature of the present period is the involvement of pregnant women in the number of sick people.

The number of pregnant women with covid disease is about 10 thousand people, ”said Murashko.

He noted that there were cases of a severe course of the disease in pregnant women.

“Therefore, special attention must be paid to the prevention of infection in this category,” the minister said.

Earlier, Murashko spoke about the progress of vaccination against COVID-19 in the North Caucasian Federal District (NCFD).