AZN 1 bln. 985,6 mln was spent from the state budget for 2020 in the fight against coronavirus, said the head of public relations of the Ministry of Finance Mayis Piriyev, APA reports.
AZN 612,5 mln. of that fund was directed to pay a supplement to medical staff involved in coronavirus fight activities, for the purchasing of necessary medical supplies and equipment, medicines, to increase the number of beds and ensure the activities of specialized hospitals, to pay the costs of services provided in quarantine institutions to the people who were taken under control.