The embassy has established contact with 177 Russians in Chinese Hubei

This is stated in the message of the diplomatic mission.

“According to the embassy, ​​at 10:00 local time on January 28 (5:00 Moscow time), the number of citizens in the territory of Hubei province with whom we have established contact is 177 people, 120 of them are in the city of Wuhan,” RIA Novosti quotes the statement Russian diplomats.

The embassy said that the Russians are not among those infected or at risk with suspected infection.

Earlier, the State Health Committee of the PRC reported that almost 6 thousand people were infected with a new type of coronavirus in China. Of these, 132 died.