The head of Khakassia was infected with coronavirus

The head of Khakassia, Valentin Konovalov, became infected with coronavirus. It works remotely.

“Today I have confirmed Covid-19,” Konovalov wrote on VKontakte on October 17.

“I am on self -isolation, I feel normal. I will work remotely, I constantly maintain contact with deputies and ministers, I plan to conduct meetings online, ”the head of the republic noted.

In Khakassia, according to the latest data, 5373 people fell ill with coronavirus. 4472 recovered, at least 57 patients died.

In 2018, the extensor of the Communist Party, the deputy of the City Council Abakan Valentin Konovalov won the second round of the election of the head of Khakassia on November 11, gaining 57.57% with a 45% explicit. All his rivals, including the ex-governor Viktor Zimin (United Russia) in the first round, withdrew their candidates after the first round, and Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed the acting governor Mikhail Razvozhaev, who could not gain a foothold in the region and, as a result, Putin later sent him to Sevastopol.