Tue May 12, 2020, 09:05 AM

Russia: Putin's spokesman hospitalized with coronavirus

Source: AP

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says he is hospitalized with the coronavirus.

Peskov, a key aide of Russian President Vladimir Putin, told the Interfax news agency on Tuesday, “Yes, I’ve gotten sick. I’m being treated.” Peskov, 52, has been Putin’s spokesman since 2008, but started working him with in the early 2000s.

Russians who have the virus but light or no symptoms of illness are allowed to stay home, and it wasn’t immediately clear if Peskov’s hospitalization reflects the gravity of his condition or was an extra precaution.

Reporters from the Kremlin pool said on Twitter that Peskov was last seen in public on April 30 “at a meeting with Vladimir Putin.” It was not clear whether it means the two were in the same room, as Putin has been conducting all his meetings via teleconference in recent weeks.

Read more: https://apnews.com/0e8858138ffa9082bff09b960a3217ce

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Russia: Putin's spokesman hospitalized with coronavirus (Original post)	Mrs. Overall	May 2020	OP
we can hope. nt	Ilsa	May 2020	#1
"Russia: Putin's spokesman hospitalized with coronavirus"	LudwigPastorius	May 2020	#2
ok now you made me smile and it's time to logoff DU.....	Sunlei	May 2020	#3
_	LudwigPastorius	May 2020	#4
Heee! We can dream!	lagomorph777	May 2020	#7
You win the Internets today!	colorado_ufo	May 2020	#10
Good one!!	Mrs. Overall	May 2020	#14
Thoughts and prayers!	rogue emissary	May 2020	#5
They must be talking about Putin's other spokesman	SkatmanRoth	May 2020	#6
+1	dalton99a	May 2020	#8
This could be totally made up to make Putin look invincible.	GumboYaYa	May 2020	#9
It's in the Kremlin!!!!	Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin	May 2020	#11
I Hope He Never Leaves The Hospital Alive nt	sfstaxprep	May 2020	#12
Message auto-removed	Name removed	May 2020	#13
Defenestration in 3,... 2,... nt	Xipe Totec	May 2020	#15