“According to the World Health Organization, there has been a sharp increase in the number of cases of new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in Italy, the Republic of Korea and Iran,” the statement said on the agency’s website.
It is noted that Rospotrebnadzor "does not recommend visiting these countries until the epidemiological situation on coronavirus infection is stabilized (COVID-19)."
It was previously reported that the number of confirmed cases of COVID-2019 infection in South Korea reached 1146.