Mysterious pneumonia ‘more deadly’ than coronavirus sweeps across Asia

dailystar.co.uk ^ | 7/10/2020 | Anders Anglesey

[Roman_War_Criminal]

A deadly ‘unknown pneumonia’ that has a higher death rate than Covid-19 is understood to have broken out in Kazakhstan, Chinese officials warned.

The Chinese embassy, which quoted local media reports, said Atyrau and Aktobe counties as well as Skymkent city had seen a spike in cases of the illness since mid-June.

Kazakhstan’s Health Ministry said it had recorded more than 32,000 cases of pneumonia and 451 deaths from the illness between June 29 and July 5 alone.

The embassy said the central Asian nation had 1,772 deaths in the first half of the year, including 628 las month – some of whom were Chinese nationals.

It then described the sickness as an “unknown pneumonia” even though officials in Kazakhstan did not say whether there was anything unusual about it.

A spokesman for the embassy said: “The death rate of this disease is much higher than the novel coronavirus.

“The country’s health departments are conducting comparative research into the pneumonia virus, but have yet to identify the virus.”

Diplomats urged Chinese nationals to take the same precautions as with Covid-19.

[Roman_War_Criminal]

Another 'contagious illness' perhaps? /s

[silverleaf]

And so it begins

[EagleUSA]

Just go away.....

[mewzilla]

SSDD.

[BBQToadRibs]

Welp. Time to put on the hazmat suit and stock up on toilet paper.

[Red Badger]

[bboop]

time to quarantine China for a decade

[Roman_War_Criminal]

I’m sure eventually I’ll have some good news to post. :)

[ifinnegan]

No hyperbole here.

[CatOwner]

Maybe it’s God’s will. Honestly, I would rather life ended now by his hand than live as a slave to the left going forward.

[COBOL2Java]

Kazakhstan.

So that’s where the ChiComms tested their latest bio weapon...

[Larry Lucido]

And so it begins

What the hell does that even mean?

[PGR88]

This one will be also be cured on November 5th.

[Roman_War_Criminal]

Just wear your mask Bro. You’ll be ok!

[COBOL2Java]

Welp. Time to put on the hazmat suit and stock up on toilet paper.

[caww]

“Kazakhstan’s Health Ministry said it had recorded more than 32,000 cases of pneumonia and 451 deaths from the illness between June 29 and July 5 alone.”

Well that’s pretty bad for just one week!

[polymuser]

So, how long has this bug actually been going around there, how many from the area have traveled out of country, and when do we stop Asian visitors?

[mewzilla]

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/so-it-begins

:-)

[silverleaf]

Geez I wish FR had a block function!

[mewzilla]

I love Ramirez!