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Head of Russia's Coronavirus Hospital Who Met With Putin Tests Positive for COVID-19

© Sputnik / Alexey Druzhinin / Go to the mediabankRussian President Vladimir Putin visits a hospital for coronavirus patients in Kommunarka, Moscow on Tuesday, 24 March 2020
Russian President Vladimir Putin visits a hospital for coronavirus patients in Kommunarka, Moscow on Tuesday, 24 March 2020 - Sputnik International
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The Russian capital, as well as the Moscow Region, previously introduced severe quarantine measures in order to curb the pandemic. President Vladimir Putin also urged people to stay at home, ordering a week with paid leave from 28 March to 5 April.

The head of the hospital in Kommunarka, Moscow, where people with COVID-19 are being treated, Denis Protsenko, has himself been diagnosed with the virus, the medic confirmed on his Facebook page.

"Dear friends, I am deeply touched by your concern. Yes, I tested positive for CoV, but I feel quite good. I self-isolated in my office, where I have everything for remote work, management, and telemedicine consultations. I think that the immunity developed during this month is doing its job... Stay tuned", he wrote.

Since the doctor recently met with Vladimir Putin, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has addressed the reports, stressing that the president is regularly being tested for coronavirus and that "everything is okay". The Russian president visited the new hospital in Kommunarka last week to check the situation surrounding the treatment of those infected with COVID-19.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, who also visited the facility at the same time and contacted Protsenko, is in good health, according to his press secretary.

© Sputnik / Alexey Druzhinin / Go to the mediabankPresident of the Russian Federation V. Putin visited the hospital in Communarka
Head of Russia's Coronavirus Hospital Who Met With Putin Tests Positive for COVID-19 - Sputnik International
President of the Russian Federation V. Putin visited the hospital in Communarka

At the moment, Russia is managing to maintain relatively low numbers of infected with 2,337 confirmed cases and 8 fatalities, while many European countries have become centres of the outbreak - with Italy and Spain showing the highest death tolls at 11,591 and 8,189 respectively.

The country was among the first to introduce travel restrictions with China back in January and has since promoted self-isolation in order to stop the outbreak of COVID-19.

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