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| Putin's spokesperson Dmitry Peskov hospitalized in Moscow with Covid-19 | |
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| Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov has confirmed that he has tested positive for coronavirus and is now in hospital. Peskov, a household name in Russia, has worked with President Vladimir Putin for twenty years. | |
| “That’s right, I am ill. I’m getting treatment,” he said when asked about his diagnosis by reporters. He told news agency TASS that he last had personal contact with Putin more than a month ago. | |
| The virus has been spreading in Moscow's corridors of power: Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin tested positive 12 days ago, and has mostly been out-of-action since. Putin says he still talks with Mishustin daily, and last Friday he participated in a public meeting via video link. However, the bulk of his duties have been temporarily taken over by First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov. | |
| Construction Minister Vladimir Yakushev and the Minister of Culture Olga Lyubimova have also been diagnosed with the illness. Both are currently being treated at home. | |
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