“Rospotrebnadzor is responsible for the distribution of tests.
The Federal Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology, subordinate to him, keeps records of information on diagnostics and the results obtained, ”the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers said in a statement.
Based on this information, the center draws up a weekly schedule for the distribution of tests, taking into account the incidence rate in each specific region and the need for diagnostics.
On Tuesday, the data is transferred to Rospotrebnadzor - the agency agrees on a schedule no later than every Wednesday.
As of June 19, 538.69 million cases of coronavirus infection have been registered in the world.
WHO has announced a downward trend in the incidence of COVID-19.