Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has tested positive for Covid-19 and will self-isolate. Mishustin nominated his deputy to take over for him as acting Prime Minister.
Mishustin confirmed his test results in a videoconference with President Vladimir Putin, and nominated his deputy to take over for him as acting Prime Minister."It just became known that the coronavirus tests I took came back positive, so I must oblige by the self-isolation rules and it's mandatory [that I do that] for the safety of my colleagues," Mishustin said in a segment aired on Russia 24 state channel.
Mishustin's diagnosis makes him the most high-profile political figure in Russia to contract the coronavirus.Read MoreAnger rises among Russia's doctors as coronavirus hospitals get put on lockdown The Prime Minister attended a meeting of the government's coordinating council for combating the spread of the virus on Wednesday, in which he said it was"impossible" to give an exact date when Russia's borders would re-open.
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