The Ministry of health amid the spread of coronavirus infection makes a recommendation to Russians to refrain from traveling to countries with unfavorable epidemiological situation: China, South Korea, Italy and Iran. in addition, the Ministry has given other advice on how to defend against infection. in addition, the Ministry has adjusted the tips for the diagnosis of coronavirus. So, anyone with symptoms of cold or acute respiratory infection, can contact the clinic by place of residence, in which he will render medical assistance. If in the last two weeks he was visiting countries where Cases of coronavirus infection should be notified about it doctors. Then the patient must see a doctor, after which a decision will be taken whether to forward it for laboratory research on the disclosure of coronavirus. Updated advice will be sent to all medical institutions, said the Ministry of health. on the eve of New year, the Chinese authorities notified the world health organization about the outbreak of an unknown pneumonia in Wuhan. The experts found the causative agent is a coronavirus, a New type 2019-nCoV. The who declared the outbreak an emergency situation of international significance and has given the disease the name official - COVID-19. according to the final data, the number of infected in China reached nearly 79 thousand people, more than 2, 7 thousands died, more than 39 thousand recovered. Cases of infection have been observed in dozens of countries outside of China - the sick are already more than 4 and a half thousand, 67 people died. <span style="color:darkgray