
US formally requests more information on death at Russia plague lab
The U.S. has sent a formal diplomatic complaint to the Russian government demanding more information regarding the death of a woman working at an anti-plague research facility in Siberia and following reports of quarantine procedures, a source familiar told NewsNation, The Hill’s sister network. The Trump administration’s request came in the form of a…
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WHO questions Russia over media reports of second pneumonia case of ‘undetermined cause’ after anti-plague lab worker’s death
The World Health Organization (WHO) questioned Russian health authorities over media reports of a second employee with "pneumonia of undetermined cause" after an anti-plague lab worker died last week.
State Department requests additional information from Moscow on plague scare
The State Department sent a demarche to Moscow requesting additional information regarding a purported plague outbreak in the Siberian oblast of Irkutsk. Last week, 28-year-old Russian lab technician Daria Shipilova died two days after being hospitalized, with what has now been identified by Rospotrebnadzor, Russia’s public health and consumer protection…

