Authorities: coronavirus situation in Moscow Region remains tense

The coronavirus situation in the Moscow Region remains tense, and the regional authorities are building up the hospital bed capacity for COVID-19 patients, Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyov said on Monday.

"The situation in the region remains tense. As you know, the Patriot facility [the temporary infection disease hospital at the Patriot Park in the Moscow Region] has begun its work. We are increasing its bed capacity. I very much hope that we will have the required amount of healthcare in all the geographical locations to provide the necessary assistance to all those who need it," the regional governor said.

The number of those wishing to get COVID-19 jabs is growing in the Moscow Region, the governor stressed.

The temporary mobile hospital deployed by the Russian Defense Ministry on the premises of the Patriot Congress and Exhibition Center in the Patriot Park in the Moscow Region operated until mid-February. A total of 6,657 coronavirus patients underwent medical treatment there. The Moscow Region authorities have made a decision to reopen it over a surge in COVID-19 cases in the region. Overall, 1,420 COVID-19 beds are expected to be opened at the hospital.