(Yicai Global) March 14 --  Shanghai confirmed four new cases of the novel coronavirus yesterday, all among travelers from Italy, taking the eastern metropolis' overall tally to 350, the Shanghai Health Commission said this morning.

Among the newly confirmed cases, one is an Italian who works in Shanghai and departed Turin on March 10, arriving at Shanghai Pudong International Airport the next day after a layover in Paris. The Italian was placed under quarantine upon arrival.

The other three are all natives of Zhejiang province who work in Italy. One departed Bologna on March 11, and the other two set off from Milan the same day. All arrived at Pudong airport on March 12 after stopping over in Moscow and were also isolated upon arrival. 

The city had reported 12 so-called imported cases as of yesterday.

Among all the city's patients, three have died, nine are in critical condition and 324 have fully recovered and left hospital. A further 15 are stable, while another 26 suspected patients are still undergoing tests.

Also yesterday, four passengers with a fever and two others who had taken cold medicine on a flight from Frankfurt to Shanghai were sent to designated medical institutions for screening and treatment upon arrival.

Another 30 passengers on the flight were delivered to designated venues for medical observation, according to local health authorities.

The plane carried 17 crew members and 286 passengers, including six infants.

The other 246 travelerers have all undergone strict entry checks and those staying in Shanghai have been all sent for home or institutional quarantine for observation. Thirteen crew members who had direct contact with passengers have also be put in isolation.

Editor: Ben Armour