Moscow. November 5th. INTERFAX - A reserve of forces and means of the military medical service has been created in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to provide assistance to patients with coronavirus infection in the regions of the country, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Friday.
"Nine special purpose medical detachments, nine mobile hospitals and 100 medical and nursing teams have been formed as part of the reserve. Many of them are already involved in providing medical care to civilian patients with coronavirus in different regions of Russia," the report says.
The medical and nursing teams include military personnel with experience in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with coronavirus. Including resuscitators, pulmonologists, anesthesiologists and other specialized specialists.
"In addition, more than 2.8 thousand beds have been deployed in medical institutions of the Ministry of Defense for the treatment of patients with coronavirus infection, 50% of the departmental bed fund has been allocated for the treatment of civilian patients. Since the beginning of the pandemic, almost 10 thousand civilian patients with Covid-19 have already been treated in hospital in multifunctional medical centers built by the forces of the Ministry of Defense," the report says.
According to the Ministry of Defense, "to date, about 1 thousand civilians are being treated in these medical centers."