Coronavirus: Russian president to join extraordinary G20 summit – The National

Coronavirus: Russian president to join extraordinary G20 summit – The National

Coronavirus: Russian president to join extraordinary G20 summit. Mr Putin has said the virus is "under control" in Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin will join world leaders in an extraordinary G20 summit to discuss the coronavirus on Thursday, the Kremlin said.. Confirmation that Mr Putin will be joining the summit of G20 economies came on Tuesday after finance ministers and central bankers agreed during a separate video conference on Monday to develop an "action plan" in response to the outbreak.. Mr Putin claimed the week to have coronavirus "under control" in Russia after infections were "contained.. " the number of cases rose this week with 71 new infections announced on Monday taking the total to 495 by Tuesday afternoon.. Mr Putin has stopped short of imposing a lockdown but announced plans this week to develop a system that uses mobile phone geolocation date to track people who have come into contact with the disease..