“Mikhail Vladimirovich will be in one of the medical institutions. Under the supervision of doctors, ”RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.

Belyakov emphasized that face-to-face communication with the prime minister “was as limited as possible a few weeks ago.”

“All meetings and meetings were held in the mode of video-conferencing or phone calls. Those who personally contacted the chairman will also be isolated and undergo additional testing, ”the spokesman told reporters.

On April 30, Mikhail Mishustin, at a meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, in a video conference format, announced that he had contracted the coronavirus infection COVID-19.

He proposed the appointment of First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov as acting. The corresponding decree was signed by the president.