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MOSCOW Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin tested positive for coronavirus, writes tass. Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov was named acting Prime Minister during Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin’s illness. The Kremlin has announced that Putin has already signed the related decree. Mishustin, prime minister since January, announced that he had tested positive in a video conference with Putin’s broadcast on state television.
“What happened to her could happen to anyone”: Vladimir Putin responded to Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin when he announced that he had tested positive for Covid-19. “I just found out that the coronavirus test I did was positive,” Mishustin announced in a video conference with Russian President Putin. “I have to observe self-isolation and follow the doctors’ orders. My colleagues need to be protected,” Mishustin said, vowing to stay in touch with the government “on all major issues.” “I hope he can actively work and participate” in the government’s decision-making process, Putin said wishing the prime minister a speedy recovery.