Russia’s PM Mishustin infected with COVID-19 puts himself into isolation

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin tested positive for COVID-19, Russian newswire Interfax reported. He will be in isolation until he tests negative. First Deputy PM Belousov will be the acting PM until Mishustin recovers. Mishustin was named PM in Jan, just as the Covid-19 outbreak began. It’s not clear how Mishustin got infected or whether he might have infected others, including Putin.