For the duration of the PMEF will create a reserve of beds for patients with COVID-19

In St. Petersburg, additional beds for patients with coronavirus are deployed during the International Economic Forum. This was stated by Alexander Beglov during a speech at Radio of Russia, which was listened to the Paper .

“We create additional places in the hospitals, but we do it because we need a reserve of beds for the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. If the virus is discovered by one of the participants, he [participant] will be immediately sent to the hospital, ”says Beglov. The governor did not specify where the beds are deployed. Earlier, the head of the Health Committee Dmitry Lisovets spoke about additional places in the Alexander Hospital and LenExpo.

Beglov noted that the number of PMEF participants will not exceed 5 thousand people. Most of the time, delegates will be on the isolated site of the Expocenter. All guests and participants will be tested on the Covid-19.

In early June, the Expoforum will host the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, which was canceled in 2020 due to coronavirus. President Vladimir Putin and Emir Katara will come to the city, traffic jams are expected on the roads. During the forum, large -scale parties and concerts will be held. We answer the main questions about the upcoming forum and how it will affect the life of Petersburgers.