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The United States and the World Health Organization have asked Russia for more information following the death of a laboratory worker at an anti-plague research facility in Siberia. Russian authorities have denied reports of a second case and stated that quarantine and contact tracing measures are complete. President Trump stated that he does not believe the situation is linked to a bioweapon and that Russia reported the matter is under control.
Outlets across the spectrum agree that a woman working at a Russian anti-plague facility died and that the U.S. and the WHO have requested more details from Russia.
Right-leaning outlets like the Washington Examiner and The Daily Wire emphasized conflicting reports of a potential second infection or death and focused on whether Russia was withholding information. Left-leaning outlets like NBC News and The Washington Post highlighted statements from President Trump assuring the public that the situation was under control and not viewed as a bioweapon.
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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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President Trump said he does not think the suspected plague case in Russia is linked to a possible bioweapon and assured Russia has said the situation is "under control."
U.S. officials have asked Russia to provide more information about the lab worker’s reported death and the country’s elevated response.
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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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Russian authorities on Thursday denied reports that a second person in the country is infected with a rare plague, after an initial death reportedly caused by the disease fueled speculation of a possible incoming pandemic. The health saga broke earlier this month, when a woman in Siberia reportedly died of the pneumonic plague after an…
The Russian state health agency Rospotrebnadzor and the governor of the Siberian region of Irkutsk announced on Thursday that authorities had completed all quarantine and monitoring measures following the suspicious death of a laboratory worker and found no trace of the spread of pneumonic plague.
The WHO and the U.S. State Department have pressed Russia for more information about the death of a woman who worked at an anti-plague institute.
Russia’s plague mystery just took a darker turn, as Russian media report a second death in Siberia following a possible plague exposure at a laboratory. “WHO has requested further information to clarify the cause of severe pneumonia, the pathogen that prompted the public health measures, and media reports of a second employee with pneumonia of ...
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.
