The reason for the complete cessation of air links with China because of the coronavirus no, said Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova at a press conference. She said, because it is " only the preservation of the health of these Residents ", to avoid the need to take " more serious measures ". The Rosselkhoznadzor requested before March 1, to restrict the import and transit through the Russian Federation exotic animals and insects of China. No other additional measures for the battle against the spread of the disease until not needed, She added. As stressed by Vice Prime Minister, the Russian Experts working on a vaccine for the 2019-nCoV, although Beijing until has not provided Moscow strain. at the end of December, Chinese authorities announced an outbreak of pneumonia of unknown causes in Wuhan, Hubei province. The causative agent was a new type of coronavirus - 2019-nCoV. according to the final data, the number of confirmed cases worldwide has exceeded 17 thousand, more than 360 people died. The most difficult situation is in China, But it spread to other countries, including the Russian Federation. The world health organization declared the outbreak 2019-nCoV emergency of international significance. The disease is transmitted by airborne droplets from a distance of one to two meters, and a contact method - through touching dirty hands to the eyes. The main symptoms - dry cough, shortness of breath until respiratory failure, fever, weakness. However, in some cases the disease goes no pneumonia, only accompanied by a rare dry cough and low temperature, but even with mild symptoms, the patient may infect others. <span style="color:darkgray