Plague in China: One of 2 persons infected is in critical condition
BEIJING: One of the two patients diagnosed with the highly infectious pneumonic plague and undergoing treatment at a Beijing hospital is critically ill, local authorities said on Thursday, adding that the condition of the second patient was stable.
Both were infected in the Inner Mongolian province and sent to Beijing in an ambulance, state news agency Xinhua said in a report.
State media quoted health officials as saying the risk of an outbreak of pneumonic plague, which could prove fatal if left untreated, is minimal and all required precautions were being taken.
“Two pneumonic plague patients have been under proper treatment in Beijing, local health authorities said on Thursday. One patient is in stable condition, and the other is critically ill but without further deterioration, according to the Beijing Municipal Health Commission,” the Xinhua report said.
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The WHO said Chinese health authorities had notified them of the two cases and shared relevant information.
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