Two of the newly infected coronavirus patients in Kyrgyzstan came from Russia. The Deputy Minister of Health Nurbolot Usenbaev told at a briefing.

According to him, one of the patients came from Sol-Iletsk.

«This man has been at the border for more than a month. He tested positive upon entry into the country. The second case was also imported from the Russian Federation. Our citizen came from Novgorod city. He was also hospitalized. Members of his family also got infected with the virus,» Nurbolot Usenbaev said.

At least 695 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Kyrgyzstan.