Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Photograph:( AFP )
Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova wrote on Facebook that the minister "feels well", but that planned visits and meetings will be postponed to a later date.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will self-isolate after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for Covid-19.
Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova wrote on Facebook that the minister "feels well", but that planned visits and meetings will be postponed to a later date.
On Monday, Lavrov was on a working visit to Athens where he was photographed wearing a mask during meetings with Greek officials -- only the second time Lavrov was seen wearing a mask at a public event since the start of the outbreak.
Lavrov had been due to visit Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday for talks with top officials and on Thursday he had planned a visit to Belgrade for a meeting with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic.
Russia has the fourth-highest virus caseload in the world, with a total of 1,547,774 registered infections and 26,589 deaths.