Photo: Getty ImagesThe Chinese embassy in Kazakhstan has warned of a deadly "unknown pneumonia" after the former Soviet republic reported a spike in pneumonia cases since June. While the Chinese embassy described the illness as an "unknown pneumonia", Kazakhstani officials and media have only said it is pneumonia. It was not clear why the Chinese embassy had described the illness as "unknown" or what information it had about the pneumonia. The lockdown was lifted on May 11, but restrictions and quarantine measures have been reimposed in some areas after the surge in pneumonia cases. The Chinese embassy said on Tuesday that the number of Covid-19 cases in Kazakhstan had reached 49,683, including 264 deaths.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 10, 2020 02:37 UTC