Russia warns of ‘false’ information as second plague case reported
More than 90% of contacts have completed medical observation.
First reported 4 hours ago · latest update 1 hour ago
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said full transparency was needed to make a proper assessment of the public health risk. Photo / Fabrice Coffrini, AFP
Russia has warned against “false” information as reports emerged of a second suspected case of plague in Siberia, with Washington and Brussels calling for transparency and neighbouring Mongolia tightening health surveillance.
Russian news outlet People of Baikal reported last Friday that a 28-year-old woman employed at a plague research institute in Siberia’s Irkutsk region had died of the disease, possibly after contracting it from a broken test tube.
International concern has meanwhile grown over the death and suspicions that a second employee at the institute fell ill.
The United States, the European Union and the World Health Organisation have all called on Russia to be transparent about the situation.
Mongolia’s Government said on Wednesday that “health surveillance and monitoring measures [were] being implemented at the border” with Russia.
Citations · 2 reports from 2 outlets
Tap a citation to read it above, right here on T.A.M.
Russia warns of ‘false’ information as second plague case reported
More than 90% of contacts have completed medical observation.
1 hour agoRussia 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".
4 hours ago · FRANCE 24