Trump Says He Will Speak With Putin About Suspected Plague Case in Siberia
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U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he planned to speak “very soon” with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the death of a laboratory worker at a plague research institute in Siberia. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov subsequently said no call had been scheduled.
The 28-year-old worker, identified by Russian media as Darya Shipilova, died after developing severe pneumonia. Local reports suggested she may have contracted pneumonic plague through a laboratory accident, but Russian authorities have not confirmed that account. Officials said post-mortem testing did not detect microorganisms connected to her work and described the cause of death as pneumonia of undetermined origin. They also said contacts of the worker tested negative.
The United States and World Health Organization have urged Moscow to provide further details. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Russia should share information so authorities could respond appropriately. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said timely and transparent reporting was needed to resolve conflicting accounts and assess possible public-health risks. The United States also sent Russia a formal diplomatic request for additional information, according to the BBC, while Peskov said he was unaware of such a request.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it was monitoring the reports but had found no indication of a broader threat to the United States. The WHO told CNBC that, based on available information, it assessed the risk to the general public as low.
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