15 April 2020 – Ministry of Health introduces new information registration system

Type of Intervention: New Tool / Service / Body
Sectors Involved: Health
Level of Jurisdiction: National
Lead People/Agency: Mikhail Murashko, Minister of Health of the Russian Federation

Overview: The Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation has introduced a system of personified registration of all cases of coronavirus infection and community-acquired pneumonia. The Ministry becomes a single source of reliable data on all cases of COVID-19 and pneumonia.
Full details here: https://covid19.rosminzdrav.ru/informaczionnaya-sistema-minzdrava-rossii-stanet-edinym-istochnikom-dostovernyh-dannyh-obo-vseh-sluchayah-covid-19-i-vnebolnichnyh-pnevmonij/

Type of Justification: Advice of INTERNAL government advisory committee or group
Source of Evidence or Justification: National – government