President of Russia Vladimir Putin demanded not to stop the provision of planned medical care to children due to the spread of the coronavirus. At a meeting with members of the government, the head of state pointed to data on curtailing the work of children’s medical institutions and instructed “to do everything possible” so that planned assistance does not stop. Video available on the media platform “Looking”.
Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova, whose report on the situation with the spread of coronavirus in the Russian Federation mentioned these measures, replied that it was not planned to stop planned medical care for children. However, in regions with a difficult epidemiological situation, they will switch to a special format for its provision without closing the medical institution.