She explained that all cases of acute respiratory viral infections in people who, over the past 14 days, arrived from China, are considered potentially suspicious for the presence of coronavirus.
“In this case, all the actions of the doctors corresponded to the algorithm of actions in case of suspected coronavirus. Suspicion was caused only by the fact that the patient was in China, ”RIA Novosti quoted her as saying.
Bogdanova added that the patient was isolated, he is in the box of the infectious diseases department in a stable condition.
Symptoms of the disease in a patient are similar to SARS. The Ministry of Health clarified that the patient was tested, the results of the study which will become known whether it is a coronavirus or not.
Earlier, the Nation News portal reported that in St. Petersburg they developed a plan to prevent the spread of coronavirus.