Bashkiria received 1.23 billion rubles from federal budget to combat coronavirus

Bashkiria received 1.23 billion rubles from the federal budget, to fight coronavirus. By order of the Russian Government, the funds have already arrived in the region; they will be used to prepare the healthcare facilities for work in the new conditions, the head of the Bashkir Ministry of Health Maxim Zabelin said at a daily briefing.

According to the minister, the funds will be used to re-equip the hospitals, where patients with a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 will be treated. Necessary equipment will also be purchased and work to increase the number of beds with oxygen supplied will be financed.