in Russia the number of coronavirus
cases has jumped by five hundred and
twenty four hours according to official
government figures they come as the
Russian parliament approved a series of
laws in an effort to slow the spread of
the outbreak including jail terms for
breaking quarantine rules a Steve
Rosenberg reports there are now fears
that President Putin may have been
exposed to the virus it began with a
handshake Vladimir Putin meeting dr.
Dennis protsenko one week ago to inspect
the main hospital in Russia for
coronavirus patients now the doctor
himself has tested positive for Kovac 19
he and the president spent the whole
afternoon together in close contact
no one safe was the headline on Russian
TV tonight
this virus has come so close to all of
us now she says even now President and
Russia is locking down they'll be tough
penalties here for breaking quarantine
up to seven years in prison but for the
president for now it's business as usual
the Kremlin says there's no need to
panic the president is absolutely fine
but in a country where the whole system
is built around one man Vladimir Putin
any suggestion that his health may be
put at risk makes those in power here
very nervous get the boy stealer stalker
in Russia it's not just the virus that's
spreading so is fake news about covert
19 biologist igor nakulan has been
telling russian media the corona virus
could be a u.s. biological weapon and
that the americans took out a patent for
it but where's the evidence
Lanza created patent Kakuta his piety be
suder's detainee prosecuted due mostly
to Virginia and the switch it can piss
in pharmacy prostitute is a cover yes
lure curious Admiralty old media analogy
no not the cat second floor to do it but
conspiracy theories cannot mask the
reality that to fight a virus the
world's largest country is shutting down
Steve Rosenberg BBC News Moscow