Russia hasn’t got enough doctors and paying them more should be a priority. That’s according to Dmitry Peskov, President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, who said medics are working in “extreme conditions” during the Covid-19 pandemic.
When asked about doctors’ wages, during a Friday press call, Peskov highlighted that Russia’s regions have been given extra money to fight the coronavirus, and that they should use some of that to attract better specialists. According to Moscow-based newspaper Kommersant, a journalist had noted that richer areas of the country are luring higher-qualified doctors away from poorer locations.
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