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Before you see the President, go through the tunnel. Vladimir Putin is protected from the coronavirus by a special conduit - a disinfection tunnel that anyone visiting his residence on the outskirts of Moscow must pass through. You enter with the mask on and several sprayers spread disinfectant throughout the body from above and from the sides.

Everyone who passes through it is enveloped by a "fine water cloud" that covers clothing and exposed areas of the body with a disinfecting solution, reports the state agency RIA Novosti.

This protection tunnel was installed weeks ago at his official residence in Novo-Ogariovo, on the outskirts of Moscow. That is where Putin usually dispatches and receives visitors, since 2013 he avoids going to the Kremlin as much as possible so as not to create traffic jams with his party, he said at the time.

Previously, the governor of Penza, Ivan Belozertsev, said that the company Motor Technologies (dedicated to creating equipment to wash auto parts and industrial companies) had been infected by the pandemic in May. Thus it began to produce tunnels of this type. Penza programmers even developed software that provides a facial recognition and temperature measurement system. Soon after, several people in charge of the president's residence contacted the managers of the plant.

Some countries like Singapore have long been using disinfection tunnels at company entrances or crowded places, according to 'The Straits Times'. A non-toxic disinfectant is used that requires people to spend 10 to 20 seconds in the tunnel , which the creators say destroys "up to 99.9% of viruses and bacteria on all surfaces." It acts on exposed skin, clothing and other personal items. It's also safe to breathe during your time indoors, according to A1 Facility Services. The market price of these tunnels is around 4,000 euros . Other companies install a similar model for 12,000 euros. Various specialists have questioned whether this effectiveness in disinfection is achieved at all times, since it depends on many factors.

Putin's environment infected

The tunnel seems to make the 67-year-old president feel more secure in the face of the coronavirus spreading around him. Putin's spokesman, Dimitri Peskov, said in April that anyone who met Putin in person had to be tested for the virus. A month later, Peskov himself said that he himself had been infected. By then coronavirus cases have been accumulating in Putin's environment in a matter of weeks. Before, the Prime Minister, Mikhail Mishustin, also tested positive; the Minister of Works, Vladimir Yakushev; and that of Culture, Olga Lubimova. The deputy head of the Presidential Administration, Sergei Kirienko, one of the president's main collaborators, was also convalescing.

Russia has already registered more than 538,000 infections, the third highest number of cases in the world after Brazil and the United States , something it attributes to a massive testing program. Putin, who has held regular videoconference meetings with the government and the crisis cabinet since his residence, has had less presence than usual. Sergei Sobianin, the mayor of Moscow, a city ​​considered the epicenter of the pandemic, has gained prominence . Now it has emerged that the second largest city in Russia, Saint Petersburg, had the highest coronavirus mortality rate among all Russian cities in April, a figure that comes after a new analysis of official data.

To date, 13 Russian cities have canceled their plans to hold Victory Day parades on June 24 due to the coronavirus, the daily 'Kommersant' reported. Moscow continues its parade preparations and reopened the terraces this week. Of course, the Russian authorities have urged hotels to prohibit unmarried couples from booking a room, alleging this is an attempt to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. On the streets, Muscovites hardly use the protection measures dictated by the government.

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