This was reported by the press service of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
“The Russian side praised the measures taken by China to combat the spread of the disease caused by coronavirus. The issues of Russian-Chinese cooperation in this area were discussed, ”the ministry said.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed to attract VKS planes to evacuate Russians from China.
The number of people who died from coronavirus 2019-nCoV in China as of midnight on January 31 increased to 259. In total, more than 11 thousand cases of infection were confirmed.