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 hasn’t had personal contact with Putin for more than a month. Reporters from RIA Novosti’s ‘Kremlin pool’ noted that the Press Secretary was last seen in public 12 days ago.
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