“According to Kazakh media reports, the incidence of pneumonia in Atyrau, Aktobe and Shymkent has increased significantly since mid-June. Currently, about 500 people are infected and more than 30 people are in critical condition. In the first half of this year, 1772 people have died of pneumonia. In June - 628 people have died, including Chinese citizens. Mortality from this disease is much higher than from the coronavirus pneumonia, ” the message said on the website of the Chinese Embassy in Kazakhstan.
The warning for Chinese citizens said that "the Ministry of Health of Kazakhstan and other institutions are conducting a comparative study of the pneumonia virus".
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