Ceremony marks the first big public event that Russian President Vladimir Putin has attended since announcing a coronavirus lockdown two months ago.
Russian media reported that the Kremlin has maintained a tight protocol to protect Putin, placing officials and aides on quarantine for two weeks prior to meeting him.
Asked if those whom Putin awarded with medals also had undergone the same procedure, Peskov said that participants in the ceremony had been tested for the virus but refused to offer further details.Other Russian cities also held Day of Russia celebrations. In St. Petersburg, festivities included a stunning acrobatic show on the Neva River in which people on water jets conducted stunts and carried a giant Russian flag.
Last month, Putin ordered an end to the nationwide economic shutdown and set dates for the two main events on his agenda that were postponed due to the coronavirus. Citing a slowdown in contagion, he ordered the Victory Day parade postponed from May 9 to be held on June 24 andPutin has been in power for more than 20 years, longer than any other ruler in the country since Soviet dictator Josef Stalin.
Most regions have lifted their lockdowns, and Moscow, which accounted for nearly half of all infections, also ended restrictions earlier this week. Health officials, however, have advised people to continue wearing medical masks, and in some regions, including Moscow, they are mandatory in public places.
Russia has the world’s third-highest caseload of more than 511,000 infections, including 6,715 deaths.
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