Russian President Vladimir Putin says dozens of his staff have been infected with the coronavirus and will continue their self-isolation due to the outbreak
The Kremlin announced earlier this week that it would isolate itself after infecting someone in its circle, even though Putin had tested negative for the virus and was completely vaccinated with sputnik V. from Russia . But Putin said on Thursday the infections were widespread.
“Coronavirus cases have been identified in my immediate environment, and it is not one or two, but several dozen people. We now have to observe our own isolation regime for a few days, ”he said via a video link to a summit of the Russia-led Collective Bargaining Security Organization.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the infected were “mainly those involved in the safety and security of the work and activities of the head of state.” None of the cases are serious, he said.
Although Russia was the first country to launch a coronavirus vaccine, less than 30% of the country is fully vaccinated.
The national coronavirus working group says about 7.2 million of the 145 million infections have been reported in the country, with 195,835 deaths.
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