“In response to the rapid increase in the number of patients, we have deployed 274,000 beds today,” he said.

Murashko added that 232 thousand beds for patients with COVID-19 are repurposed from the general medical network.

According to him, in some constituent entities of the Federation, the share of the converted bed fund of the total number exceeds 30%.

Earlier, Murashko said that more than 1.2 million patients with coronavirus infection are under medical supervision in the country.

In June, general practitioner Irina Dobretsova, in an interview with Newinform, urged those infected with coronavirus not to self-medicate, as this can lead to dire consequences for the body.