A citizen of Kyrgyzstan who arrived from Novosibirsk city (Russia) tested positive for coronavirus. The Minister of Health Sabirzhan Abdikarimov told at a briefing.

According to him, all contact persons were placed in observation unit, the patient — in a hospital.

The head of the Ministry of Health noted that one more case was also registered among the citizens arrived from Istanbul.

«The patient was placed in a medical institution, and contact persons — in observation unit. Those who also arrived from Turkey are also under observation,» he said.

At least 665 cases of coronavirus are registered in the republic as of today.