Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin is returning to work after fighting off the coronavirus.
BACK TO WORK. Russian Prime minister Mikhail Mishustin chairs a meeting with members of the government via teleconference call in Moscow on April 30, 2020. File photo by Dmitry Astakhov/Sputnik/AFP
MOSCOW, Russia – Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin is returning to work after fighting off the coronavirus, the Kremlin said Tuesday, May 19.signed a decree ordering Mishustin to resume his regular duties, which had been carried out by a deputy since April 30 while the 54-year-old prime minister was receiving medical treatment.
Mishustin, who was appointed by Putin in a surprise move earlier this year, stayed in hospital but still participated in government meetings, appearing behind a desk in a suit. Putin had decreed that deputy prime minister Andrei Belousov take over his duties after Mishustin told Putin his test came back positive.Several other senior officials were also infected with the coronavirus in Russia, including the ministers of culture, education and construction, as well as Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
as of Tuesday had the second-highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases after the United States, with 299,941 reported infections. –
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