It is reported that the first deputy minister of industry Vasily Osmakov made a request to metallurgists at a meeting on Thursday, July 1.

According to the source, in connection with the increase in the number of patients with coronavirus, the ministry proposes to work out the possibility of temporarily redistributing the capacity of oxygen producers.

Earlier, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin instructed the department to report to the government by June 30 on the adoption of measures to provide hospitals where patients with COVID-19 are treated with stocks of medical oxygen.