Mikhail Mishustin: Good afternoon, colleagues.
Meeting of the presidium of the Government Coordination Council to control the incidence of the novel coronavirus infection in the Russian Federation
The coronavirus situation
remains tense. We discussed this topic at the meeting with the President on
Wednesday. It is necessary to continue testing for the infection.
Unfortunately, this work is not carried out everywhere at the necessary level.
There are regions that are behind.
I would like to
once again draw the attention of the heads of the Russian regions to the fact
that it is necessary to increase the volume of testing to a level that meets
the established requirements of Rospotrebnadzor. This is very important in
order to promptly identify cases and provide assistance, and it is also
necessary to predict the epidemiological situation.
Not all the
regions are following the chief sanitary doctor’s other recommendations, which
are aimed at saving people’s lives and health. They must be observed, and
doctors should play a more proactive role.
Today
vaccination remains the most effective way to protect people from the
coronavirus. A timely jab can help to protect oneself and others from the
disease and its impact, which can be most unpredictable.
On the whole,
the rate of vaccination has almost doubled recently across the country. The
situation in the regions, however, varies a lot. The President drew special
attention to the fact that leaders at the regional level should personally
address vaccination issues. It is very important to tell people that it is
necessary to get vaccinated and what medicines are available as well as to
answer questions of interest so that people have no doubts.
