What changed in this update
Russia denies plague cases after laboratory technician's death; US demands 'transparency' as WHO monitors situation.
Event intelligence
Death of Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute lab worker Darya Shipilova
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Current state
Russian authorities continue to attribute Darya Shipilova's death to pneumonia of unknown aetiology and deny any plague cases, dismissing reports of a second suspected case as 'false information'. Quarantine and confinement measures for contacts and colleagues remain in place, while the WHO assesses epidemic risk as low and, together with Western governments, presses Moscow for more transparency.
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What changed
Reports emerged of a second suspected plague case that Russian authorities dismissed as false information, while the WHO joined Western governments in pressing Moscow for more transparency.
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Al Jazeera
Russia denies imposing anti-plague measures after lab worker death
Russia denies plague cases after laboratory technician's death; US demands 'transparency' as WHO monitors situation.
DW
Russia denies anti-plague measures after pneumonia death
The death of an employee at an anti-plague institute in Irkutsk is still being looked into, the authorities said. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called for Russia to be transparent about its findings.
