Russian premier Vladimir Putin said that "dozens" of his own staff have tested positive for Covid and that he himself is in isolation due to contact with them. He has not himself received a positive test, reports The Moscow Times, which adds that an insider told them that his security detail is the problem.
"Cases of the coronavirus were detected in my inner circle. Not just one or two but several dozen people," Putin said, speaking via video link at a meeting of a Moscow-led security alliance.
Putin had been due to attend the meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe in person, but said Tuesday he would instead join remotely.
The good news for Putin is that he's been vaccinated. The bad news for Putin is he had to dogfood it with the Sputnik jab. All the same, sounds like a great way to get out of having to go to Dushanbe.
