Posted 10 февраля 2022,, 07:07

Published 10 февраля 2022,, 07:07

Modified 24 декабря 2022,, 22:38

Updated 24 декабря 2022,, 22:38

"Kommersant": Zhirinovsky hid the COVID-19 diagnosis for two weeks even from party members

"Kommersant": Zhirinovsky hid the COVID-19 diagnosis for two weeks even from party members

10 февраля 2022, 07:07
Фото: Вконтакте
According to a source, LDPR leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky (pictured) diligently concealed the infection with the coronavirus (Omicron) for two weeks. Only a few people knew about it. Members of the same party believed that he went into home quarantine for preventive purposes and worked remotely.

Vladimir Volfovich made such a decision in order not to introduce "unnecessary doubts into the ranks of supporters of vaccination" and to exclude criticism of his positions by anti-vaxxers. Zhirinovsky is known as one of the main promoters of vaccinations, and he himself did them eight times.

Doctors are on duty near the chamber of the leader of the LDPR, a ventilator has been prepared, but there was no urgent need for this. Zhirinovsky agreed to go to the hospital solely on his own terms. If not for an accidental leak, it is unlikely that his subordinates would have guessed about the hospitalization.

According to Kommersant, the politician is active even in a hospital bed. According to the source, Zhirinovsky's three smartphones barely have time to charge. He is regularly visited by an assistant, to whom the head of the Liberal Democratic Party gives personal instructions, and from whom he receives various documentation. Communication with the assistant is carried out through a protective screen.

Informants of the agency said that the doctors suggested that the deputy go to the hospital because the recovery was "not as fast as planned." No life-threatening symptoms were observed.

Information about the hospitalization of Zhirinovsky appeared in the media yesterday. The LDPR leader's lung involvement was reported to be between 50% and 70%.

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