OREANDA-NEWS. Foxconn, one of China's leading manufacturers of components for Apple products, will continue to meet production obligations despite the outbreak of a new type of coronavirus in China. This was reported on Wednesday by Reuters, citing a statement by the company.

"We confirm that we are taking the necessary measures at the factories in order to ensure compliance with all international production obligations", the company said in a statement. According to the State Health Committee of the People's Republic of China on Wednesday morning, the number of people infected with pneumonia caused by coronavirus 2019-nCoV reached 5974 people. The number of deaths increased to 132.

At the end of December 2019, an outbreak of pneumonia of unknown etiology was recorded in China. By January 27, more than 2 thousand cases were registered in several countries and dozens of deaths. We tell what is known about this disease and how dangerous it is.