On 24 March 2020, Vladimir Putin visited the hospital in Kommunarka, where covid patients were being treated. It was a staged video, shot to show how brave the Russian national leader was; in reality, during the epidemic Putin never once left his bunker, and the staff went through a two-week quarantine before an audience with him.
A clipping from the news of 24 March 2020 — "President Vladimir Putin visited the hospital for patients with suspected coronavirus in Kommunarka. He also inspected the construction site of the new hospital."
