Putin will hold a meeting on sanitary epidemiological situation in Russia

MOSCOW, April 20. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday to get acquainted with the forecasts of experts on the development of the situation with coronavirus in the Russian Federation, will discuss the effectiveness and mode of prevention.

“the President planned a big meeting in a videoconference mode on sanitary-epidemiological situation in Russia”, — told reporters press-Secretary head of state, Dmitry Peskov. According to him, the meeting will be attended by “leading experts”.

According to Peskov, is to “understand how effective the measures taken to combat infection and to forecasts of the situation, to talk about how effective treatments new coronavirus infection and modes of prevention.”

Peskov said that the expected performance of experts, including virologists, infectious disease specialists, heads of the leading specialized medical centers, as well as Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova, Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin.

Press-Secretary head of state added that on Monday in the work schedule of Putin is also an international telephone call.