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Tuesday, May 12, 2020
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Putin spokesman ill with coronavirus
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleMOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman says he is hospitalized with the coronavirus.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov tells the Interfax news agency, “Yes, I’ve gotten sick. I’m being treated.”
The announcement comes just a day after Putin said Russia was successful in slowing down infections and announced easing some of the nationwide lockdown restrictions.
Russia has reported more than 232,000 confirmed coronavirus cases as of today. Hours before Putin made televised remarks yesterday about ending the country’s partial economic lockdown, health officials reported a daily record of over 11,600 new cases.
— AP
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