“The diagnosis is SARS, in both. They continue treatment in the infectious diseases hospital, ”the department said, emphasizing that the diagnosis of coronavirus in both men is excluded.
Earlier, the State Health Committee of China reported that the number of patients with pneumonia caused by the new type of coronavirus 2019-nCoV has increased to 617.
On January 22, it was reported that a passenger with suspected SARS arrived in St. Petersburg from China. As stated, two people were suspected of having ARVI, a Russian and a PRC citizen, taken to the hospital.
The City Health Committee of St. Petersburg reported that they are in a moderate state, there is no threat to their life.