Trump says he will speak to Putin over reported plague death in Russia
Summary
President Donald Trump said he will soon speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the reported death of a laboratory worker in Siberia, possibly linked to the plague. U.S. officials and the World Health Organization have asked Russia for clear and transparent information, but Russian authorities say the cause of death is not confirmed and deny any plague outbreak.Key Facts
- A laboratory technician named Darya Shipilova died in Siberia’s Irkutsk region under unclear circumstances.
- Some reports suggested she may have caught pneumonic plague from a broken test tube at an anti-plague institute.
- Russian authorities deny causing any plague outbreak and say the death cause is still "undetermined."
- Up to 200 people who might have contacted the woman were reportedly quarantined.
- The Russian health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor stated the reports of anti-plague measures and special actions are false.
- The U.S. State Department sent a confidential warning to Russia, urging it to share more information.
- WHO confirmed no plague cases have been recorded in Irkutsk and called for transparent information sharing.
- President Trump confirmed he will soon have a phone call with President Putin to discuss the incident.
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