It has been reported that an unidentified pneumonia, which has a much higher fatality rate than Corona19, is spreading in Kazakhstan, bordering China.

The Chinese embassy said 1,772 people died in the first half of this year, including 628 deaths in the past month alone due to pneumonia in Kazakhstan.

"The Kazakhstani health authorities are conducting a comparative study of pneumonia virus, but we have not yet identified the virus," said the Chinese embassy. "We need to strengthen preventive measures to reduce the risk of infection."