MOSCOW (Ruptly) — The first two cases of coronavirus (2019- nCoV) have been found in Russia, Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova announced at a news conference on Moscow on Friday.

The two patients are Chinese citizens, Golikova said, with one of the cases found in the eastern Zabaikalsky region, and the other in western Siberia’s Tyumen region.

The Russian Authorities announced the border closure with China would be extended to at least 1 March.