“The diagnosis was made, which at the moment has already been confirmed by laboratory - influenza B, moderate. A laboratory study is being conducted to exclude stratification of the coronavirus infection, ”the press service of the department said.

According to the girl, on January 20 she returned from a trip to Shanghai. She has now been placed in a separate hospital box.

The girl was diagnosed according to the results of the consultation.

Earlier, a Russian hospitalized in St. Petersburg with signs of acute respiratory viral infections after arriving from China, said that his girlfriend was in a Minsk hospital with similar symptoms.

Chinese authorities have decided to completely isolate the cities of Wuhan and Huangang in connection with the proliferation of a new type of coronavirus 2019-nCoV.

According to the latest information, the number of people infected with a new coronavirus in the PRC has reached 617 people.

More on the topic - in the material RT.