City in China's Inner Mongolia issues warning after bubonic plague patient dies - CNBC

Authorities in a city in the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia issued a warning after a patient who had bubonic plague died of multiple organ failure, state media reported on Saturday.

The patient was confirmed to have bubonic plague, the People's Daily reported, citing an announcement from the health committee of the Bayan Nur city.

The committee issued a third-level alert, the second lowest in a four-level system, effective Friday to the end of 2020 to prevent the spread of the disease, the People's Daily reported.

On Thursday, authorities in Baotou city, which is adjacent to Bayan Nur city, reported that a patient with an "intestinal-type plague" died of circulatory system failure.