In Russia, almost 500 doctors died from coronavirus

489 Russian doctors died of coronavirus, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the head of Roszdravnadzor Alla Samoilova. Currently, 7660 deaths from coronavirus are recorded in Russia.

According to the project "Memory List" , 444 medical workers died during the pandemic. Doctors throughout the country have repeatedly complained about working conditions and lack of personal protective equipment. Many employees had to quit due to pressure from the leadership.

Update: c press service Roszdravnadzor reported that the data voiced by Alla Samoilova on the number of dead doctors are not official. "It was about data circulating on the Internet," the press service said.

In mid -April, President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on stimulating payments to doctors working with coronavirus patients. However, instead of the promised tens of thousands of ambulances and hospitals, hundreds of rubles received . The Investigative Committee of Russia began checking payments to doctors in more than 20 regions of Russia.

Patients also faced problems. People who have already been ill can not be discharged from the hospital without repeated tests per virus. The results are waiting for several weeks.

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On June 18, 561 091 cases of infection with coronavirus infection were officially confirmed in Russia. 7,790 sick were revealed per day. In total, in the world, the number of infected Covid -19 increased to 8.3 million people, recovered - 4.3 million, more than 440 thousand people died.