TAPPER: In our world lead: A top aide of Russian President Vladimir Putin is now hospitalized with coronavirus. As CNN's Matthew Chance reports, Putin is now facing a crisis across his country and in his inner circle.</s>MATTHEW CHANCE, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): News that Putin spokesman has coronavirus is gripping Russia. Dmitry Peskov may be only the latest official there to test positive, but he's the one closest to President Putin. It raises questions about the health of the Russian leader. For years, Peskov has been the public mouthpiece of his strong man president. Putin rarely appears without him at home or abroad. There's a strong chance the two could have been in close contact. To allay fears, Peskov has insisted there's been no in-person dealings between the two for over a month. The Kremlin says Putin has been working remotely from his residence outside Moscow, although he clearly takes some meetings face to face, like this one with the head of the Russian state oil company. It's a risk in a country reporting more than 10,000 new infections every day. And there are growing signs of the strain. At this hospital in St. Petersburg, at least five coronavirus patients were killed in a blaze on their ward. Over the weekend, another died when a fire broke out in a Moscow hospital. Emergency workers say both incidents were caused by faulty ventilators bursting into flames. All this as the Kremlin moves to lift restrictions on a national lockdown. But the coronavirus in Russia shows little sign of easing.</s>CHANCE: In fact, Jake, it seems to be getting even worse, because the country now has more than 230 confirmed coronavirus infections. That's the second biggest toll in the world, after the United States.</s>TAPPER: All right, Matthew Chance, thank you so much. Appreciate it. Our coverage on CNN continues right now. Thanks for watching. Stay healthy.
Putin Aide Tests Positive For Coronavirus