Dozens of inner circle infected with coronavirus, says Putin

Vladimir Putin appeared via video-link for a meeting on Thursday (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russian president Vladimir Putin has said that dozens of his staff have been infected with coronavirus and that he will continue his self-isolation because of the outbreak.

The Kremlin announced earlier this week that the president would self-isolate after someone in his inner circle was infected, although Mr Putin had tested negative for the virus and was fully immunised with Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine.