Coronavirus: a "disinfectant" tunnel to protect Vladimir Putin

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The Russian president does not want to take any risks with the coronavirus. The proof, the installation of a disinfection tunnel in the Kremlin and in the dacha where he resides most of the time. From now on, anyone wishing to access the Russian president is obliged to use this tunnel, where they will be sprayed with a disinfectant product.

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From our correspondent in Moscow,   Daniel Vallot

In the images broadcast by the Ria Novosti agency , we see a man entering an airlock, before being sprayed on all sides with a disinfectant product. According to the Russian press agency, this airlock was installed in the dacha of Vladimir Putin, the famous residence of Novo-Ogariovo, where he spends most of his time since the start of the pandemic.

According to Dmitri Peskov, the spokesperson for the Russian president, two other similar devices were installed in the Kremlin. The disinfection airlock, manufactured by a Russian industrialist, also makes it possible to measure the temperature of visitors, and is equipped with a facial recognition system. "  These measures are justified and understandable,  " said the Kremlin spokesman.

Since taking refuge in his Moscow dacha, the Russian president has appeared in public only twice. And according to the Kremlin, anyone likely to approach him must be screened beforehand. According to the Russian press, several guests of a decoration ceremony attended by the Russian president on June 12, even had to observe a period of prior confinement of a dozen days.

On the images broadcast by public television, we see Vladimir Putin shaking their hands and speaking to them without respecting the distancing measures. Despite the security measures adopted by the Russian authorities, several high-level officials contracted the virus, and had to be placed in hospital surveillance. Among them, Dmitri Peskov and Russian Prime Minister Mikhaïl Michoustine .

В резиденции Путина появился дезинфицирующий туннель. Человека дезинфицируют туманным облаком.

Туннель разработала пензенская компания. pic.twitter.com/9zNX7jrK2a

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