“According to the chief sanitary doctor of the Rostov region, Yevgeny Kovalev, there are still isolated cases of confirmed coronavirus infection among citizens staying in TACs,” the message on the website of the government of the Rostov region says. 

874,000 additional rapid tests for COVID-19 were sent to the region.

There are 6.5 thousand refugees, including 2.7 thousand children, in temporary accommodation centers in the Rostov region.

Earlier, Acting Head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia Alexander Chupriyan said that more than 40 thousand refugees from Donbass arrived in Russia.

The press service of the Russian Emergencies Ministry noted that the evacuation of refugees from Donbass will be carried out around the clock.

The head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova announced the strengthening of anti-epidemic measures in Russia due to the arrival of refugees from Donbass.