lovable vocals and he was the one who popularized a style of playing called “scat singing”. It was in 1940 when he ultimately risen to stardom and appeared in 30 films. In the year of 1964, his song was top billed on the first place of the pop chart, even surpassed the popularity of The Beatles. His music stint has continuously flourished until his death on the 6th of July in 1971 in the neighborhood of Corona, Queens, and City of New York. He was considered as Modern Jazz’s father.Last week, Vladimir Putin came face to face with the coronavirus and emerged unscathed. Nobody was surprised.

He'd been seen on Russian television, touring a hospital and standing just centimetres from a doctor who later tested positive.

However, according to the Kremlin, tests showed "everything was OK" with Mr Putin.

While the 67-year-old President may indeed be fit and well, a positive test result would not have been in keeping with his strongman image.

For 20 years, he has cultivated a hero-like persona, competing in judo, scuba-diving, driving tanks, firing weapons, fishing and horse riding.

Tackling coronavirus within Russia will require a heroic effort, but for Vladimir Putin, the risks are enormous.

"This is a stress test for the Russian system," said Mathieu Boulegue, a research fellow in Chatham House's Russia program.

"This could be