Alexei Navalny jokes TB would be a relief as he is moved to sick ward

Posted by on April 5, 2021 4:39 pm
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Russian opposition leader is suffering with symptoms of respiratory illness and has been tested for Covid

Alexei Navalny, the imprisoned Russian opposition leader, has been moved to a sick ward suffering from symptoms of a respiratory illness and has been tested for the coronavirus, the Izvestia newspaper reported on Monday.

Navalny, a prominent critic of President Vladimir Putin, last week declared a hunger strike. He has accused prison staff of denying him proper treatment for acute back and leg pain and earlier on Monday, he alleged there had been a tuberculosis outbreak on his ward.

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