New coronavirus infection case has been registered in Russia, the operative HQ on coronavirus prevention reported today.
The patient is an Italian citizen who had arrived to Russia on Feb. 29, asked for medical help on March 2 and tested positive for the virus. He is being treated at an undisclosed hospital.
"On March 5, an imported coronavirus infection case has been confirmed in an Italian Republic citizen," TASS cited the HQ as saying.
Russia has a total of seven confirmed coronavirus cases, two of whom have since recovered last month.
