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SARATOV, 30 Jul – RIA Novosti. Governor of the Saratov region Valery Radaev on Thursday accepted the resignation of Minister – chief of staff of the head of the region Olesya Goryachev on the background of the scandal with the purchase of medical masks for 425 rubles, reported the press service of the Governor.

Director subordinated to the Ministry of health relating to the establishment of “Saratov pharmacy warehouse” Sergey Goryachev on Wednesday concluded with the Moscow firm “Sigmafarm” contract for the supply of 28 thousand Chinese protective equipment for the total amount 43,36 million rubles, including 10 thousand of non-sterile disposable medical masks type FFP2 II KN95 for 425 rubles apiece. After the intervention of the speaker of the state Duma, a native of the region Vyacheslav Volodin, and the Prosecutor’s office in the Ministry of health stated that the contract is terminated, and the Director of warehouse suspended. According to news Agency “Sight-info”, Olesya Goryacheva is the wife of Sergei Goryachev.

“by Decree of the Governor… from 30 April 2020 Goryacheva Olesya Viktorovna released from the post of Minister of the Saratov region – the chief of staff of the Governor of the Saratov region on their own initiative”, – is spoken in the message.

Only in the Saratov region from March 19 to April 30 laboratory confirmed 438 cases of infection with coronavirus. Nine people COVID-19 died, recovered 52 people.

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