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The Global Times posted on Twitter a message from a spokesman for the Chinese minister, saying that China would stand firm with Serbia and send all necessary assistance.

The number of the coronavirus infected foreign nationals in China remains 27, but 8 have already been cured, Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said.

The Foreign Office refrained from commenting on the citizenship of the infected, in order to respect the rights and interests of patients, RIA Novosti reported.

Chinese Vice Premier Ma Kai will visit Ukraine, Greece and Italy from December 4 to 13, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced Thursday.

At the invitation of Ukrainian government, Ma will chair the third meeting of the China-Ukraine Inter-government Cooperation Committee, said Geng Shuang.

A debut Chinese-Russian naval drill in the Mediterranean will begin soon, according to diplomatic sources, after NATO launched one of its biggest-ever anti-submarine exercises in the North Sea on May 4 amid rising tensions between Russia and its northern neighbors.