2 0 2 0 , ▁after ▁a ▁phone ▁call ▁with ▁Italian ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Giuseppe ▁Con te , ▁Put in ▁arranged ▁the ▁Russian ▁army ▁to ▁send ▁military ▁med ics , ▁special ▁dis in fection ▁vehicles ▁and ▁other ▁medical ▁equipment ▁to ▁Italy , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁European ▁country ▁hard est ▁hit ▁by ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 – 2 0 ▁coron av irus ▁pan demic . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁March ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁Put in ▁visited ▁a ▁hospital ▁in ▁Moscow ' s ▁Kommun ark a , ▁where ▁patients ▁with ▁coron av irus ▁are ▁kept , ▁where ▁he ▁spoke ▁with ▁them ▁and ▁with ▁do ctors . ▁A ▁week ▁later , ▁the ▁chief ▁doctor ▁of ▁the ▁hospital , ▁Den is ▁Pro ts en ko , ▁with ▁whom ▁Put in ▁met , ▁tested ▁positive ▁for ▁coron av irus . ▁Since ▁then , ▁Vladimir ▁Put in ▁began ▁working ▁rem ot ely ▁from ▁his ▁office ▁at ▁Nov o - O g ary ovo . ▁He ▁began ▁holding ▁meet ings ▁with ▁the ▁government ▁and ▁other ▁officials ▁via ▁video con ference . ▁According ▁to ▁D mit ry ▁P esk ov , ▁Put in ▁passes ▁daily ▁tests ▁for ▁coron av irus , ▁and ▁his ▁health ▁is ▁not ▁in ▁danger . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁March , ▁President ▁Put in ▁announced ▁in ▁a ▁tele vised ▁address ▁to ▁the ▁nation ▁that ▁the ▁ 2 2 ▁April ▁constitution al ▁refer endum ▁would ▁be ▁post pon ed ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁coron av irus . ▁He ▁added ▁that ▁the ▁next ▁week