Vladimir Putin has health problems as he repeatedly coughed during a televised online conference on Covid-19.His coughing fit was later edited to not seem so acute in a version posted by his office.
The Russian president, 68, was warning of “acute financial problems” in regions due to Covid-19 when he suddenly struggled to keep speaking.
He was addressing his finance minister Anton Siluanov and other senior officials when the coughing fit started.Putin uttered "excuse me" and repeatedly raised his right hand to his mouth as he struggled to go on.The version of the president’s remarks later posted on the Kremlin website edited the worst of his coughing.