China's Inner Mongolia issues warning after bubonic plague patient dies
Cases of plague are not uncommon in China, although outbreaks have become increasingly rare. From 2009 to 2018, China reported 26 cases and 11 deaths.
ILE PHOTO: People queue to receive free protective masks that have been bought by evangelicals in China and are distributed by Members of the Evangelical Christian Church, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Rome, April 22, 2020(photo credit: REUTERS/YARA NARDII/FILE PHOTO)ByREUTERS