The Nizhny Novgorod region allocated more than 4 billion rubles. to fight COVID-19

The volume of financial support for medical workers involved in the fight against the pandemic from the regional budget for two years exceeded 4 billion rubles; including almost 1 billion rubles allocated for these purposes in 2021. This was stated by the governor of the Nizhny Novgorod region Gleb Nikitin.

The head of the region said that this year alone, Nizhny Novgorod residents survived three waves of the pandemic - each more difficult than the previous one. In autumn, at the peak of the fourth wave, over 800 new cases per day were registered in the Nizhny Novgorod region.

“The numbers are incredibly high, but we learned a lot and were ready for new blows. In the shortest possible time, almost 9.5 thousand additional beds were organized - almost two thousand more than in the first wave, ”said Nikitin.

The Governor noted that during the pandemic, the number of health workers who are fighting a new coronavirus infection has increased by 1,000 people. These are the data from the first peak of the incidence to the present day. In addition to federal financial support, physicians were also allocated additional funds from the regional budget.