Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announced Thursday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus.
"I have just learned that the test on the coronavirus I took was positive. I must obey the isolation instructions and must do so for the safety of my colleagues," Mishustin said in a video conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The two leaders agreed that First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov would replace Mishustin as prime minister while he enters self-isolation.
The death toll from the coronavirus in Russia stands at 1,073. The total number of recorded coronavirus cases in Russia crossed 100,000 Thursday.