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The head of Buryatia Alexey Tsydenov instructed the government of the Republic to establish a medal for fighting the coronavirus, the press service of the regional government.

"Buryatia will establish a medal for the fight against coronavirus infection. Appropriate instructions for the government of the Republic gave the head of Buryatia Alexey Tsydenov at the next meeting of the Republican operational headquarters for control and monitoring of the situation with coronavirus infection", – stated in the message.

Medal equivalent to the awards and she will be celebrating health workers serving directly in the foci of infection and infectious hospitals, where they treat patients with COVID-19. Tsydenov instructed to study the question of the criteria of selection of candidates and within 10 working days to submit the order of presentation for the award. The name and design awards will choose the inhabitants of the Republic.

According to the Department of Rospotrebnadzor in Buryatia, on Monday morning in the Republic was 659 laboratory-confirmed in the established order of cases COVID-19. Recovered 191 people died five people. Pass treatment in hospitals of 290 patients, outpatients, in a boarding house 173 patient.

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