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Deputy Prime Minister Belousow takes over. During the May holidays there is a risk of new infections.
Moscow The coronavirus came to the Russian government: Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin is infected with Covid-19. The 54-year-old man is treated in a hospital. Mishustin briefed Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin about his illness during a video conference on Thursday. “What happened to you can happen to anyone, I always said that,” Putin said. “You are very active, I would like to thank you for your work so far.”
Mishustin was in a professional situation where he had to make decisions directly with other interlocutors. Mishustin’s agenda is temporarily taken over by Andrej Belousow (61), who was previously the first deputy prime minister. It was immediately speculated that Belousow could remain in the main office: Mishustin should boost the economy, which is currently in the background. The Kremlin denied it.
Russia had more than 114,000 cases of Covid-19 on Friday. Almost 1,200 people have died from viral disease. The number of new infections has slowed, but there is no downward trend. The “non-work time” was extended until May 11. Until then, strict exit restrictions are in place in Moscow and other regions.
Nervousness spreads among the government also due to the May holidays (until May 11). Russians traditionally use this time to go to the country house and celebrate with their loved ones. “I ask that you stay home and comply with the necessary restrictions,” Mishustin warned citizens before leaving on sick leave. (som)
(“Die Presse”, print edition, May 2, 2020)
