Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) meets with Maxim Oreshkin in the Kremlin on Nov. 30, 2016.(Photo: Xinhua)
Maxim Oreshkin, an economic adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin, has been infected with the novel coronavirus, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said Saturday.
Mishustin said at a meeting that Oreshkin, 38, has fallen ill with the virus, and he wished the former economic development minister good health, without disclosing details.
Putin has not met Oreshkin in person recently and the president's meeting with cabinet members on economic issues next week will not be postponed, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
A number of senior Russian officials, including Mishustin, have contracted and recovered from COVID-19.