According to a report, Russian President Vladimir Putin will isolate himself from cars after detecting cases of COVID-19 in his environment.
The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Putin will not travel to Tajikistan this week for scheduled regional security meetings, Reuters reported.
Putin called Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and told him he could not travel because he was isolated and would instead attend meetings via a video link.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures as he delivers his speech during a plenary session at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia, on September 3, 2021. (Photo AP / Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool, File)
“Putin said that due to coronavirus cases in his environment, he must observe a regime of his own isolation for a certain period of time,” the Kremlin said in a statement, according to Reuters.
In June, Putin revealed that he had received the nationally developed Sputnik V vaccine earlier this year.
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At the time, he stressed the importance of getting vaccinated due to an increase in coronavirus infections and deaths in Russia.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Putin is “absolutely healthy.” When asked if Putin tested negative for the virus, Peskov said “of course, yes.”
Peskov did not delve into how long Putin would remain in his own isolation. He noted that the president would continue to work normally.
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As of early Tuesday, at least 7,055,296 cases of coronavirus have been reported in Russia since the start of the pandemic, along with more than 190,000 deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
The Associated Press contributed to this report