China warns citizens in Kazakhstan of 'unknown pneumonia' more lethal than COVID-19

Chinese Embassy in Kazakhstan posted a tice on July 9 warning its citizens in country about a new 'unkwn pneumonia', possibly more lethal than COVID-19. Chinese Embassy in its tice claimed that death rate of new disease was much higher than that of coronavirus. embassy said that Kazakhstan's health ministry is yet to identify virus that has reportedly claimed more than 1,700 lives in central Asian country. It furr ded that health ministry of former Soviet-Union is conducting research on virus. 

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Chinese Embassy in Kazakhstan cited local media reports in its tice and claimed that unkwn pneumonia cases are being reported in provinces of Atyrau and Aktobe and city of Shymkent. embassy tice claimed that cases have seen a significant surge since mid-June and three places have reported over 500 cases so far. embassy in its tice furr said that some Chinese nationals have also been infected and died by unkwn pneumonia. 

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claim by Chinese embassy comes in midst of world battling with coronavirus that experts believe originated at a seafood market in Wuhan city in China, where exotic animals were allegedly being tred illegally. Kazakhstan has recorded over 54,000 confirmed coronavirus cases, of which at least 264 people have lost ir lives. Meanwhile, world has logged in over 12 million COVID-19 infections and more than 5,54,900 deaths.

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