Doctors and medical staff did not recognize Russian President Vladimir Putin, who visited Hospital No. 40 in Kommunarka during the coronavirus epidemic.
Denis Protsenko, the clinic's chief physician, told Rossiyskaya Gazeta.
The head of state wore a yellow protective suit to the clinic.
"Doctors and nurses, who saw the president only in the intensive care unit and reception unit, learned the identity of the man in the yellow protective suit from the evening television news," Protsenko admitted.
The visit took place in March, when the COVID-19 epidemic began to spread in Russia. At that time, the president talked to the chief doctor and visited the patients.
A few months later, in late June, Putin announced the meaning of his visit to the "red zone":
"It's one thing to learn from reports, it's another to come and look at everything on the spot. In principle, I have always acted in this way, no matter what happened. "
According to him, everyone was against the decision.
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