The Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin signed an order on the allocation of more than 2.9 billion rubles for one-time insurance payments to doctors who have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the corresponding document is published on the official Internet portal of legal information.
It is specified that the measure is being implemented in accordance with the decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated May 6, 2020. According to the document, the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation will allocate budget funds from the reserve fund of the government in 2021 to provide an inter-budget transfer to the Social Insurance Fund.
Earlier, the government approved a one-time insurance payment to medical personnel who directly work with patients who have confirmed COVID-19, this will allow providing payments to doctors, middle and junior medical personnel, as well as drivers of ambulance vehicles.
In addition, 7.8 billion rubles will be allocated for payments to specialists involved in vaccination of the population against coronavirus.
Read more about how much money Russian doctors who work with covid patients will receive in the AIF material.