Russian President Vladmir Putin is self-isolating after several people in his inner circle test positive for Covid-19, the Kremlin says
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin has tested negative for coronavirus and is"absolutely healthy."Peskov told journalists in a conference call that as"several people" in Putin's entourage got sick with Covid-19 the President"must take a responsible position and not endanger the health of his colleagues." The spokesman did not specify who has tested positive and said he didn't know whether the individuals had been vaccinated.
At that time [when the meetings happened], doctors were still doing their tests," Peskov said."Nobody's health was endangered," he added.Putin also met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Moscow on Monday.The Russian President acknowledged the existence of"identified cases of coronavirus in his environment," according to a Kremlin statement.
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