Kazakhstan: Chinese officials warn of new 'unknown pneumonia' that is deadlier than coronavirus

[Judi Lynn]

Source: CNN


By Jessie Yeung, Philip Wang and Martin Goillandeau, CNN 2 hrs ago

A new "unknown pneumonia" that is potentially deadlier than the novel coronavirus has reportedly killed more than 1,700 people this year in the Central Asian country of Kazakhstan, according to a warning issued by Chinese officials Thursday.

"Kazakhstani Health Department and other agencies are conducting comparative research and have not defined the nature of the pneumonia virus," said the Chinese Embassy in Kazakhstan in a statement to its citizens there.

New cases of the unidentified pneumonia have been increasing significantly since mid-June across the country, said the embassy, adding that in some places, authorities are reporting hundreds of new cases a day.

The rise has so far been concentrated in the regions of Atyrau, Aktobe and Shymkent, which together have almost 500 new cases and more than 30 critically ill patients, said the embassy statement, citing local media.



Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/kazakhstan-chinese-officials-warn-of-new-unknown-pneumonia-that-is-deadlier-than-coronavirus/ar-BB16yZ3C?li=BBnb7Kz

[w0nderer]

1. K & R - to keep eye on- N/T

[soothsayer]

2. Great

[hlthe2b]

3. Kazakhstan denies Chinese government report that country has 'unknown pneumonia' outbreak...

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/10/asia/kazakhstan-pneumonia-intl-hnk-scli-scn/index.html



This may well be unconfirmed but epidemiologically-linked COVID-19 pneumonia deaths. I note that there has been no discussion on the most used global epidemiology and global outbreak forum (and there WERE dating back to December, 2019 in the case of COVID-19's origins).


Time will tell....

[Chemisse]

7. Let's hope it's just confusion (or malice) between the two countries.

As the Kazakhstan spokesperson says in the article, " . . . the "unspecified" pneumonia classification followed World Health Organization guidelines "for the registration of pneumonia when the coronavirus infection is diagnosed clinically or epidemiologically but is not confirmed by laboratory testing."

Maybe they don't have a lot of testing capacity so just list presumed Covid patients under 'unspecified.'

[LisaL]

8. They aren't denying they have shitload of pneumonia cases.

They are only denying that the cause is "new or unknown." So are they saying the cause is covid? Seems like it.

[Chemisse]

9. That's what it seems and that certainly is what makes sense. n/t

[LisaL]

10. Don't worry, people. It's just covid.

But sounds like covid in there is quite deadly.

[2naSalit]

11. +1

[orwell]

4. Oh Noes...

...Borat-20 is here!

Fuck off death!

[Grokenstein]

5. Don't worry

I'm sure Li'l Don-Don and Jared will protect us!

[SammyWinstonJack]

6. Lovely.

[Duppers]

13. CNN: Bubonic plague: Case found in China's Inner Mongolia

Saw this yesterday...

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/06/asia/china-mongolia-bubonic-plague-intl-hnk-scli-scn/index.html

[Bearware]

14. Bubonic Plague has been in the US for more than a century and is treatable with antibiotics...

[Duppers]

15. Thanks! I remember now, the few cases

Mostly in the southwest ..."Fleas that bite rodents infected with the bacteria that cause the plague can transmit the disease to people."