White House monitors suspected plague outbreak in Russia

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 5 Oct, 12:13 · Archive

The White House is monitoring a suspected plague outbreak in Russia that has led to quarantines.

The White House is monitoring a suspected plague outbreak in Russia, with officials stating they are 'aware, monitoring the outbreak, and assessing options' in response to the situation. Around 190 people have been placed in quarantine hospitals.

The Independent World reports that a laboratory technician named Darya Shipilova died in connection with the outbreak after contracting severe pneumonia, allegedly following an incident in which she broke a test tube. The Daily Mail states that hundreds have been put into quarantine hospitals, though the precise figure given by the Independent World is 190 people.

How it is being reported

• White House ‘monitoring’ suspected plague outbreak in Russia after lab worker dead, hundreds quarantinedNew York Post · 5 Oct, 12:31
• White House monitoring suspected plague death after 190 people quarantined in RussiaIndependent World · 5 Oct, 11:41
• White House on high alert 'assessing options' as plague breaks out in Russia with hundreds put into quarantine hospitalsDaily Mail · 4 Oct, 23:44

In this story: White House · Russia · Darya Shipilova · Trump administration

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