“I would like to start our meeting with words of gratitude to Russian friends, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Kuzhugetovich Shoigu, on behalf of the leadership of Abkhazia for promptness shown when considering the request of the Abkhaz side to help the republic in fight against coronavirus infection. Our President, Aslan Georgievich, thanks you and the entire staff of the hospital for your cooperation, ” Prime Minister said.

According to Ankvab, the participation of the Russian military mobile multidisciplinary hospital in overcoming the epidemiological situation is significant support, and the task of the Abkhaz government is to provide maximum assistance to the arrived specialists.

Deputy Prime Minister of Abkhazia Sergey Pustovalov has been appointed coordinator of interaction with the military hospital from the government. All emerging issues will be addressed in close contact with the country's health ministry.

In conversation with Prime Minister, head of the hospital, Abdulmejid Magomedov, thanked for the prompt solution of organizational issues during the deployment of the hospital.

“We are in round-the-clock contact with the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Defense of Abkhazia, and we resolve all issues in a working order, without delay. We are already receiving patients and treating them. Food is organized. According to the first reviews of patients, they are satisfied, ” Magomedov said.

According to head of the military hospital, Russian military medics are ready to remove the burden of PCR diagnostics from the local laboratory. The hospital uses the latest research systems, the results are determined much faster, in almost 40 minutes. The load will be removed from Gudauta inpatient hospital.

Head of the MMH of the Russian Ministry of Defense expressed the readiness of his specialists to provide advice to the Abkhaz colleagues, to exchange experience.