United States monitors Russian plague research centre worker death
United States officials are closely watching reports following the death of a lab technician at a plague research centre in Siberia.
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United States President Donald Trump stated that his administration is looking very strongly at the case of a Russian lab technician who died at a research centre in Siberia. BBC News US reported that the administration has not discussed the matter directly with the Kremlin. [1]
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington was watching the situation closely amid concerns over the potential spread of pneumonic plague. According to BBC News US, Rubio added that there was no cause for alarm at this time. [1]
The governor of Irkutsk announced the cause of death as pneumonia of undetermined etiology. BBC News US reported that the governor said no micro-organisms connected to the technician's work were detected in her biological samples. [1]
Russia spans Eastern Europe and North Asia and is the largest country in the world by land area, with a population exceeding 140 million people. [2]
In short
- President Donald Trump said the United States is looking very strongly at the death of a lab technician in Siberia.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio noted Washington is watching the case amid concerns over pneumonic plague but stated there is no cause for alarm.
- The governor of Irkutsk announced that no micro-organisms linked to the technician's work were found in her samples.
Sources
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- [1]US 'watching closely' after plague researcher dies in RussiaBBC News US, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
Background
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