“Yes, the development of a vaccine, of course, is underway. Every time we have a sequence (of a virus), we immediately begin developing a vaccine, ”RIA Novosti quoted Popov as saying.

Earlier, Rospotrebnadzor developed tools for laboratory diagnosis of the new coronavirus.

The PRC Health Committee said that cases of infection with a new type of coronavirus by medical personnel in Wuhan, Hubei Province, confirm the transmission of the infection by airborne droplets and indicate the need for additional preventive measures in hospitals.

The doctor, TV presenter Elena Malysheva, in an interview with the FAN, assessed the situation around the coronavirus from China.