Officials Seal Off Chinese City After Bubonic Plague Death

News outlets report on a Chinese city that has been sealed off after one man died of bubonic plague.

Agence France-Presse/The Guardian: Chinese city sealed off after bubonic plague death
“A Chinese city has been sealed off and 151 people have been placed in quarantine since last week after a man died of bubonic plague, state media said…” (7/22).

Reuters: Parts of Chinese city in quarantine after plague death: Xinhua
“…A 38-year-old victim was infected by a marmot, a wild rodent, and died on July 16. Several districts of the city of about 100,000 people in Gansu province were subsequently turned into special quarantine zones, Xinhua said…” (7/22).

Wall Street Journal: Chinese City Locked Down After Brief Appearance of Black Death Plague
“…Some 151 people who were in close contact with the man are under quarantine at a branch of Yumen City People’s Hospital, although so far these people haven’t shown abnormal symptoms, according to the report…” (Deng, 7/23).

The KFF Daily Global Health Policy Report summarized news and information on global health policy from hundreds of sources, from May 2009 through December 2020. All summaries are archived and available via search.

KFF Headquarters: 185 Berry St., Suite 2000, San Francisco, CA 94107 | Phone 650-854-9400
Washington Offices and Barbara Jordan Conference Center: 1330 G Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005 | Phone 202-347-5270

www.kff.org | Email Alerts: kff.org/email | facebook.com/KFF | twitter.com/kff

The independent source for health policy research, polling, and news, KFF is a nonprofit organization based in San Francisco, California.