Russia’s government says President Vladimir Putin is in self-isolation after several members of his team became infected with COVID-19. Government spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Tuesday that Putin himself tested negative for COVID-19 and was “absolutely healthy.” But the Russian leader decided to self-isolate because he had been in close contact in recent days with others who were infected. Peskov did not say how long Putin would remain in self-isolation. He did not name any of the individuals around the president who were infected, but he did say there were several cases. Peskov added that Putin’s isolation would not greatly affect his work. He said that while Putin will not hold in-person meetings, the president “will continue his activity via video conferences.” The 68-year-old Putin has had two injections of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine. The president explained the situation at a government meeting by video conference. It's a natural experiment. Let's see how Sputnik V works in practice," Putin said. I have quite high levels of antibodies. Let's see how that plays out in real life. I hope everything will be as it should be. Putin said the situation forced him to cancel a planned trip to Tajikistan this week for security meetings expected to center on Afghanistan. He added that he planned to take part in those meetings by video conference instead. The Russian government said Putin decided to self-isolate after completing a series of meetings in Moscow on Monday. Those included face-to-face talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Putin also met with Russian Paralympians and traveled to western Russia on Monday to observe joint military drills with Belarus. When asked about the timing of the decision, Peskov said it was made after “doctors completed their testing, their procedures.” He added that “no one's health was endangered” during Monday's events.
Title: Russia’s Putin Self-Isolates after COVID-19 Infects His Team
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5318/A.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Russias Putin Self-Isolates after COVID-19 Infects His Team' data-article-id='5873'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='14854'>Russia’s government says President Vladimir Putin is in self-isolation after several members of his team became infected with COVID-19.</span> <span data-start-time='14854' data-end-time='31396'>Government spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Tuesday that Putin himself tested negative for COVID-19 and was “absolutely healthy.” </span> <span data-start-time='31396' data-end-time='43563'>But the Russian leader decided to self-isolate because he had been in close contact in recent days with others who were infected.</span> <span data-start-time='43563' data-end-time='51708'>Peskov did not say how long Putin would remain in self-isolation. </span> <span data-start-time='51708' data-end-time='62271'>He did not name any of the individuals around the president who were infected, but he did say there were several cases.</span> <span data-start-time='62271' data-end-time='70167'>Peskov added that Putin’s isolation would not greatly affect his work. </span> <span data-start-time='70167' data-end-time='82000'>He said that while Putin will not hold in-person meetings, the president “will continue his activity via video conferences.”</span> <span data-start-time='82000' data-end-time='91208'>The 68-year-old Putin has had two injections of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine. </span> <span data-start-time='91208' data-end-time='99354'>The president explained the situation at a government meeting by video conference. </span> <span data-start-time='99354' data-end-time='102229'>It's a natural experiment. </span> <span data-start-time='102229' data-end-time='108229'>Let's see how Sputnik V works in practice," Putin said. </span> <span data-start-time='108229' data-end-time='112542'>I have quite high levels of antibodies. </span> <span data-start-time='112542' data-end-time='116229'>Let's see how that plays out in real life. </span> <span data-start-time='116229' data-end-time='120208'>I hope everything will be as it should be.</span> <span data-start-time='120208' data-end-time='135646'>Putin said the situation forced him to cancel a planned trip to Tajikistan this week for security meetings expected to center on Afghanistan. </span> <span data-start-time='135646' data-end-time='143708'>He added that he planned to take part in those meetings by video conference instead.</span> <span data-start-time='143708' data-end-time='154917'>The Russian government said Putin decided to self-isolate after completing a series of meetings in Moscow on Monday. </span> <span data-start-time='154917' data-end-time='162979'>Those included face-to-face talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. </span> <span data-start-time='162979' data-end-time='176646'>Putin also met with Russian Paralympians and traveled to western Russia on Monday to observe joint military drills with Belarus.</span> <span data-start-time='176646' data-end-time='188396'>When asked about the timing of the decision, Peskov said it was made after “doctors completed their testing, their procedures.” </span> <span data-start-time='188396' data-end-time='195125'>He added that “no one's health was endangered” during Monday's events.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' 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