There are already 11 confirmed cases of coronavirus infection in the US, six of which are in California. 

The virus was found in spouses who arrived from Wuhan on January 24. They were examined at the airport, but had no symptoms. The next day, the symptoms were recorded.

According to CNN, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the US will send several more planes to China to return its citizens to their homeland. Earleir, the US has evacuated 200 of its citizens.

Earlier, the US State Department raised the level of danger of travel to China to the level of Afghanistan and Iraq.

Meanwhile, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman accused the US government of exaggerating the danger of the virus and overreacting to what is happening.

"Most countries appreciate and support China’s efforts to fight against the novel coronavirus, and we understand and respect them when they adopt or enhance quarantine measures at border entry. But in the meantime, some countries, the US in particular, have inappropriately overreacted, which certainly runs counter to WHO advice," Hua Chunying said.

According to her, the US government did not provide any significant support to China, but it was the first to evacuate consulate employees from Wuhan, the first to offer to recall part of the embassy staff and the first to impose restrictions on travelers from China. All this only contributed to the spread of fear and panic.

Hua Chunying also recalled that in 2019-2020, influenza infected 19 million people in the US and killed at least 10,000. There are 17,205 cases of new coronavirus registered worldwide, of which only 11 are in the US.

A spokeswoman for the MFA also noted that even many experts and media in the US consider the measures and restrictions imposed by the government to be excessive and violate human rights.

She noted that Canada is not going to follow the example of the US and impose restrictions on the entry of foreign nationals who have visited China, since there is no reason for that.