The Health and Education Ministries of Moscow sent medical students to assist in coronavirus patients ' treatments at the request of the city 's mayor .
That day , Moscow deputy mayor for social development Anastasia Rakova said that more than 40 % of the city 's health system is being used in the fight against the virus The mayor of the city also said that he asked the Health Ministry and Education Ministry to prepare and send medical students to help treat patients . { { cite news|url= |title=Объем загрузки коечного фонда в регионах приближается к 40 % от минимального плана|date=24 April 2020|agency=TASSOn 25 April , 5,966 new cases were confirmed , bringing the total number to 74,588 .
2020 coronavirus pandemic in Russia