Bishkek, Jan.21, 2020 /Kabar/. At the moment, there are no cases of new coronavirus recorded in Kyrgyzstan.
The virus broke out in China, it has already infected about 200 people.
Head of the Epidemiological Department of the Department of Disease Prevention and State Sanitary and Epidemiological Surveillance Dinara Otorbayeva commented on the situation to Kabar Agency.
“There are no guarantees coronavirus won't reach Kyrgyzstan. At the moment, specialists are working and everything is under control," she added.
The Department asks citizens to remain vigilant and adhere to hygiene regulations.
On December 31, the Chinese authorities informed the WHO about the outbreak of a new type of pneumonia in the city of Wuhan in central China. On January 7, Chinese specialists determined the virus behind the infection - coronavirus 2019-nCoV. All suspected cases of new pneumonia were tested for the coronavirus.
According to latest reports, 217 people were infected with the novel coronavirus, including 198 residents of Wuhan. Three people have died from the new virus. Isolated cases were also confirmed in South Korea, Thailand and Japan.
Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will hold an Emergency Committee session on the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak in China on Wednesday, the WHO said in a statement published on its official Twitter account.
"WHO Director-General [Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus] will convene an Emergency Committee on the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) under the International Health Regulations. The Committee will meet on Wednesday, 22 January 2020," the statement said.
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