The government has discovered problems with medical oxygen in 22 regions of Russia

A quarter of Russian regions are experiencing problems with medical oxygen, said Denis Manturov, head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. His words are quoted in a press release from the ministry's press service, which was received by Meduza.

“We conducted a survey of all 85 subjects of the Russian Federation. As a result, a complicated situation with medical oxygen was revealed in 22 regions,” the minister said.

According to Manturov, the ministry is holding "a number of meetings with all Russian manufacturers and suppliers of medical gases" in this regard.

• On October 30, the Investigative Committee of the Rostov Region opened a case into the death of five patients of the city hospital No. 20 of Rostov-on-Don. The agency did not release a presumed cause of death.
• on October 21 Portal 161.ru reported that patients in City Hospital No. 20 diagnosed with COVID-19 “suffocated during a long pause in the supply of medical oxygen.”
• After publications in the media, the Minister of Health of the Rostov region resigned , and the head of the health department was fired from the mayor's office of Rostov.