Putin Spokesman Peskov Tests Positive for Coronavirus

Dmitry Peskov, Spokesperson for the President of Russia, has tested positive for coronavirus.

The Russian media reports that he has been hospitalized. 

Dmitry Peskov is the fifth senior government official in Russia to get the virus and the second from within Putin's inner circle.

On April 30, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announced that he had tested positive for the new coronavirus.

Russia has the second-fastest-growing coronavirus outbreak in the world. The US is the fastest.

By Ana Dumbadze

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