The number of cases of pneumonia caused by a new type of coronavirus in China reached 692 9 people, far more than in the whole epidemic of SARS coronavirus in the world, informs the state Committee for problems of health of China. While 213 of the sick died. The day before officially declared seven 711 cases and 170 deaths. Only for last days revealed 1 982 new cases. Separately in Hong Kong were 12 confirmed cases in Macau - 7, Taiwan - nine. in addition, fifteen registered 238 cases with suspicion of a new type of coronavirus. Another 102 thousand 427 people who had close contact with the sick are under surveillance. at the end of December 2019, the PRC authorities announced the outbreak of pneumonia of unknown origin in the city of Wuhan. Experts had previously established that the causative agent was a new type of coronavirus - 2019-nCoV. Infected experiencing shortness of breath and fatigue, they have also high temperature, cough and sore throat. The virus has spread beyond China. It was found in Thailand, Japan, South Korea, USA, Canada, Vietnam, Singapore, Nepal, France, Australia, Malaysia, Germany and Finland. yesterday, the who declared the outbreak of the novel coronavirus emergency of international significance. <span style="color:darkgray