Jailed Kremlin critic Navalny tests negative for coronavirus, says lawyer

Reuters

Published Apr 07, 2021 03:41AM ET

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has tested negative for the coronavirus, his lawyer Olga Mikhailova said on Wednesday, adding that he has taken a second test.

Navalny, 44, an opponent of President Vladimir Putin, announced that he going on a hunger strike last week in protest at what he said was the refusal of prison authorities to treat him properly for acute back and leg pain.