Coronavirus Updates: Russian prime minister officially returns to work after battling COVID-19

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Coronavirus Updates: Russian prime minister officially returns to work after battling COVID-19
Coronavirus Updates: Russian prime minister officially returns to work after battling COVID-19

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin officially returned to work Tuesday after being hospitalized for several weeks with COVID-19, the Kremlin said.

Although Russian President Vladimir Putin had appointed an acting-prime minister in the meantime, Mishustin still held video conferences with ministers from the hospital, sitting up in bed and wearing a suit.

Putin on Tuesday cancelled his order that appointed an acting-prime minister, allowing Mishutin to formally return to his role, according to the Kremlin. Russian news agencies reported that Mishustin was still in the hospital the previous day.

Putin’s longtime press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, revealed last week that he was also being treated for COVID-19.

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