What changed in this update
Senior WHO official urges Russia to provide more information on the suspected pneumonic plague cases.
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 dismisses reports of second plague case as ‘false information’
Senior WHO official urges Russia to provide more information on the suspected pneumonic plague cases.
France 24
Russia warns against spreading 'false information' as reports emerge of second plague case
The World Health Organization joined Western leaders on Wednesday in urging Russia to share more information about what killed a plague institute worker in Siberia as reports emerged of a second suspected case. The Kremlin said Moscow had shared what it knew and accused the media of spreading "false information".
