No new cases of coronavirus have been documented in Russia in the past 24 hours, according to the press service of the Russian Federal Service for the Oversight of Consumer Protection and Welfare.
A Russian citizen returning from Italy was diagnosed with coronavirus yesterday. Another three Russian nationals are receiving treatment in Russia after they contracted the virus on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan. Two Chinese nationals were earlier taken to hospital in Russia with the virus, but have since recovered, Reuters reported.
According to South China Morning Post, over 90,000 people have been infected with the virus in the world as of March 2.
