Mikhail Mishustin PRIME MINISTER OF RUSSIA contracted the virus in late April, forcing him to step down and hand over power to his deputy at the peak of coronavirus infections in Russia. Mr Mishustin, 54, had only been appointed four months previously and had been overseeing Moscow’s handling of the pandemic at the time of his positive test. His sickness — alongside a handful of other cabinet members and president Vladimir Putin’s spokesman — came as Russia’s virus cases grew at the fastest rate outside the US, undercutting Kremlin assurances that the situation was under control.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has recovered from coronavirus, a week after testing positive for the infection. Pashinyan on June 1 said that he and his family members have been tested for COVID-19.

The Armenian leader, in a Facebook post, said he and his family members’ test results have come negative.

“We have just received the results of repeated tests on members of my family. The results of all of our tests were negative.