China News Service, March 11th. According to the WeChat public account of the Chinese Embassy in Serbia, the Ministry of Health of Serbia said that as of March 10, 18:00, Serbia has confirmed 5 cases of new coronary pneumonia, of which the second confirmed case is China. citizen. A total of 117 people have been tested for viruses in the National Laboratory of Serbia. Compared with the previous test, 9 people were tested, of which 1 was positive and 8 were negative.

It is understood that the diagnosed Chinese citizen worked in Belgrade and returned to China from January 7th. He recently traveled to BiH for a short period of time. After the onset of symptoms on March 1st, he observed at home. He went to the medical institution in Serbia. Close contacts have been isolated at home. According to Cypriot media reports, the 3rd, 4th, and 5th cases of infection have the same path of infection. They have all contacted people from Switzerland and are being treated in the Belgrade Infectious Diseases Hospital.

The Cypriot government requires the personnel of the Cypriot health and social security system to strictly abide by the ban and prohibit travel to high-risk areas of the virus. At the same time, it calls on the public not to be overly panic and actively follow the advice of experts.

The Chinese embassy in Serbia reminded Chinese citizens again to raise awareness of prevention and control, strengthen personal hygiene protection, and minimize travel to crowded places. If you go to a local medical institution for medical treatment, you should fully take personal protection measures. In case of emergency or difficulty, please call:

Emergency Hotline for Global Consular Protection and Services of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China: + 86-10-12308, + 86-10-59913991;

Chinese Embassy in Serbia 24-hour telephone: 00381-63590818;

"Dr Milan Jovanović Batut" Institute of Public Health, Serbia Tel: 00381112684566;

New Coronavirus Special Line 00381-648945235 of the Ministry of Health of Serbia.