Vladimir Putin is isolated, did not reveal the result of his COVID-19 test and said: “I hope Sputnik V shows its high level of protection.”

Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that he hopes to be protected from VOCID-19 thanks to the Sputnik V vaccine, after one of his close collaborators, also vaccinated, fell ill forcing the Russian president to isolate himself.

“I hope everything goes as it should, and that Sputnik V really demonstrates its high level of protection against COVID-19“Putin said in a video conference with leaders of his party and his government, broadcast on television

According to the Russian presidency, Putin, 68, reported his isolation to his Tajik counterpart, Emomali Rajmon, during a telephone conversation after positive cases were detected in his environment.

Putin met with Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad shortly before isolating

For his part, the Kremlin spokesman reported that “the president is in perfect health“And he added that Putin underwent a virus test even though the Kremlin did not disclose his result. He also indicated that Putin’s self-isolation “does not change anything, there is no need to activate any special protocol”.

The spokesman stated that it is known who members of Putin’s entourage became infected with coronavirus, but avoided mentioning names.

Regarding the meeting held the day before by Putin with the Syrian dictator, Bashar al-Assad, Peskov noted that the meeting was held before the quarantine decision was made. “I can tell you that he met with Assad not in the afternoon, but in the morning,” he explained, stressing that “no one’s health was endangered.”

Due to the quarantine he has to keep, the Russian president will run for office video conferencing at the leaders of the Organization of the Security Treaty (OTSC) and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to be held over the weekend in Dusambé.

This Monday the Russian president comment during a meeting held in the Kremlin with Russian Paralympic athletes that several cases of COVID-19 infection had been detected in their environment.

“You have to understand what’s really going on with that. I think I will have to self-isolate myself soon, we have a lot of patients“He said.

The Russian president, who was vaccinated against COVID in February (and only revealed that it was with the Sputnik V formula months later, in June), avoided participating in all kinds of face-to-face public events for more than a year. and has preferred to hold telematic meetings with representatives of Government and Russian institutions.

While Sputnik has been proven to be highly effective in preventing severe cases of COVID, a low rate of infection among vaccinated (advance infections) is also reported. Among them is Argentine President Alberto Fernandez, who tested positive in April with mild symptoms.

(With information from EFE and AFP)

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