The death toll from the Chinese coronavirus 2019-nCoV has reached 259, the number of confirmed cases in the world is 11 791. CNBC reported.

Many countries have begun to impose restrictions on the entry of Chinese citizens, as well as people who have visited China over the past two weeks. Such a decree was recently signed by US President Donald Trump.

Armenia is also considering the possibility of introducing such a restriction, but it will not concern Armenian citizens returning to their homeland.

Cases of coronavirus have been reported in 18 countries outside of China, while there have also been cases of transmission of the virus from person to person - in Germany, Japan, Vietnam and the US.