Donetsk, Apr 10 – DAN. DPR has recorded five new COVID-19 cases, the Ministry of Health said.

"Five more cases have been revealed by tests on April 10."

Four new patients were in contact with earlier infected persons. One of them is a five-year-old. One patient arrived from the Moscow region on April 2. Currently, 18 cases of COVID-19 are registered in the DPR.

On March 14, the DPR went on high alert in connection with the threat of the coronavirus infection spread.

Latest reports said that there were more than a 1.5 mln COVID-19 cases across the world; nearly 88,000 people have died. Out of the 212 affected countries, areas or territories the largest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases is recorded in the US, Spain and Italy.

DRR has imposed a number of restriction on public events, restaurants and educational institutions.*ot