Mikhail Mishustin got acquainted with the construction of a new section of the infectious diseases hospital in Kazan

M.Khusnullin, I.Komarov, R.Minnikhanov, I.Metshin and others took part in the inspection.

Today, Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin during his working visit to Tatarstan got acquainted with the construction of new clinical infectious diseases hospital named after A. F. Agafonov in Kazan.

Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and relevant ministers provided explanations during the inspection of the construction site. The inspection was also attended by Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Marat Khusnullin, Russian Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko, head of Russian Agency for Health and Consumer Rights Anna Popova, Plenipotentiary Representative of the Russian President in the Volga district Igor Komarov, Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin and others.

The construction of new infectious diseases and laboratory sections of the infectious diseases hospital in Kazan has been underway since April due to the spread of coronavirus infection. The work is being carried out near the Republican infectious diseases clinics.

Mikhail Mishustin was informed that the infectious diseases building is designed for 232 beds with the capacity to accommodate up to 400-500 beds in case of serious infections, including 12 beds for intensive care.

M. Mishustin thanked everyone for their professional work. “The pandemic has shown our weak points, - he said. – Now, we are observing a fusion of technologies and optimization of work processes (including IT) that allow us to actually build such a facility in a hundred days. We already have many such experiences in our country”.

Prime Minister reminded that a decree of the Russian Government has already been signed today, which changes 30% of mandatory requirements in the construction sector into recommendatory, allowing to reduce administrative barriers in the construction industry. “These updated construction technologies give us completely different opportunities. This will reduce time and costs, ensure transparency of relations in construction”, - Tatarstan President’s Press Office quotes M.Mishustin.

For information, the new section of the hospital is planned to be equipped with a high-tech medical equipment.

The standard implementation period for such a project is 18 months. This project will be implemented in 100 days-thanks to measures to reduce administrative barriers in the construction industry.

During his two-day working visit, Prime Minister of Russia Mikhail Mishustin will visit Technopark named after A. S. Popov and exhibitions of the IT projects, and will hold a meeting with Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and State Counsellor of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev.

On July 10, Mikhail Mishustin will visit the Alabuga special economic zone, where he will hold a meeting on the construction of the Europe-Western China highway.