“Seven Chinese citizens were hospitalized at the infectious diseases hospital with a diagnosis of ARVI,” the agency was told.

Earlier, Presidential Envoy in the Far Eastern Federal District (FEFD) Yuri Trutnev instructed Rospotrebnadzor, the border service and the heads of regions of the district to ensure the safety of border areas in connection with the spread of a new type of coronavirus 2019-nCoV.

According to the latest data, 41 people died, more than 1300 are infected.

As PolitExpert reported, and. about. Arbi Abubakarov, Chairman of the Committee on External Relations of St. Petersburg, commented on the situation with coronavirus.