This was reported in the Cabinet following a meeting on the prevention of coronavirus infection and control of its spread.
“The Prime Minister instructed to inform the President of Russia on a regular basis about the results of monitoring the situation for a report,” the document says.
Earlier, Mishustin ordered the creation of a coronavirus operational headquarters, which will include deputy heads of government and heads of the Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Health, Rospotrebnadzor, Ministry of Emergencies, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Rospotrebnadzor was instructed to prepare a plan for two days to prevent the new virus and control its spread.
The head of the department, Anna Popova, instructed to conduct in-depth molecular genetic and virological studies of the biomaterial of patients with suspected coronavirus.
Director of the Research Institute of Virology RAMS Dmitry Lvov assessed in a conversation with the FBA "Economics Today" the likelihood of coronavirus spreading in Russia.