Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- According to the Uzbek Embassy in China, on 11 January 2020, Chinese authorities reported the first deceased resident of Wuhan infected with a new type of coronavirus.

According to information released by the Wuhan Health Committee, today more than 40 people are ill, and about a hundred are under medical supervision.

The causative agent of the disease is "coronavirus of previously unknown type." Scientists have analyzed the viral genome.

The Consular Section of the Embassy carried out outreach with citizens of Uzbekistan located in Wuhan.

In connection with the foregoing, the Foreign Ministry Consular Law Department urges fellow citizens who are or are planning to visit China, in particular province of Hubei and Wuhan, to take appropriate precautions.