This was announced by the head of the department Denis Manturov.
“On instructions from the Russian government, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Emergencies, is working on the issue of providing humanitarian assistance to China regarding the supply of personal protective equipment that China needs,” RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.
Previously, Kazan sent humanitarian aid in the form of medical masks to the Chinese city of Sanya.
According to the latest data, the number of people who died from the effects of infection with the new type of coronavirus 2019-nCoV in China amounted to 213 people.
WHO recognized an outbreak of coronavirus as an emergency of international concern.