Coronavirus: No Russia lockdown as Putin puts on show of calm
Those screened include all the men getting medals pinned to their chests in Crimea this week, as well as Kremlin staff and accredited journalists. A few weeks ago, they just got temperature checks.Mr Putin has not been tested, but everyone else in this picture, taken in Sevastopol in Crimea, was
But the infection rate in Russia has begun to escalate even according to official figures, which some suspect are being massaged. Many suspect the reticence is directly connected to the constitutional vote and a desire to secure Mr Putin's route to re-election as soon as possible. Opposition leader Alexei Navalny has warned that holding the vote, bringing pensioners out en masse mid-pandemic, would be"criminal" and officials have stressed that it might yet be postponed for safety, or moved online.
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