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Over 30 coronavirus patients in serious condition in Russia

Russia has registered more than 1,800 coronavirus cases

MOSCOW, March 30. /TASS/. Thirty-two patients diagnosed with the novel coronavirus in Russia are in serious condition, Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said on Monday.

"We see that there are more than 1,500 patients in Russia, and 32 patients in 18 regions need careful attention as they are in serious condition," Murashko told the coronavirus prevention coordination council board meeting on Monday.

Russia’s Health Ministry is controlling and coordinating all issues of providing patients diagnosed with COVID-19 with medical assistance, including consultations of patients, Murashko noted.

The pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus has affected 160 countries in the world, beginning with the outbreak in central China in late December 2019. According to the latest data, more than 630,000 people have contracted the coronavirus globally and nearly 30,000 have died. Russia has registered more than 1,800 coronavirus cases, including 1,226 in Moscow. The death toll has reached nine and 64 patients have recovered, according to the anti-coronavirus crisis center.