Russia To Spend Over $7Bln In Total To Fight Coronavirus Pandemic - Health Minister

Russia to Spend Over $7Bln in Total to Fight Coronavirus Pandemic - Health Minister

Russia will spend a total of about 500 billion rubles ($7.13 billion) to combat the coronavirus pandemic, Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said on Saturday

UFA (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 30th May, 2020) Russia will spend a total of about 500 billion rubles ($7.13 billion) to combat the coronavirus pandemic, Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said on Saturday.

"We plan to spend about 500 billion rubles from all budgets to fight the coronavirus infection, which is a very significant amount. It is comparable ... to the entire program of modernizing the Primary care setting," Murashko said during a video address dedicated to cancer treatment amid the coronavirus pandemic.