Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that doctors have managed to minimize COVID-19 losses, TASS reported.

"I am sure that you have done everything you could and more, showing real wonders of professionalism. What’s most important is that you have brought the losses to a minimum, this is your achievement!" the Russian leader said during a video call with Russian medics on Saturday.

"Let’s hope that a vaccine will appear in the very near future," the president said.

"The fact that we have drugs [against the coronavirus], to my mind, the best in the world on their quality and pureness, demonstrate the high level of Russian science in the field of research," Putin noted.