"The Ministry of Health of Russia has published the fifth version of the guidelines" Organization of medical care for pregnant women, women in labor, postpartum women and newborns with a new coronavirus infection COVID-19, "the ministry's press service quotes RIA Novosti.

In severe cases, oxygen therapy is recommended.

Also, for the treatment of pregnant women, women in labor and postpartum women with coronavirus, it is possible to use the drugs sotrovimab, bamlanivimab, casirivimab and imdesivimab.

Earlier it became known that the new drug for the treatment of coronavirus infection "MIR 19" is contraindicated in pregnant and lactating women, as well as in patients with severe disease.