Trump administration closely monitoring reports of plague death, lab accident in Russia

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Posted on AllSides October 5, 2026

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The Trump administration is closely watching reports of a suspected fatal plague infection in Russia and is urging Moscow to be transparent, officials said Sunday night.

The Moscow Times reported this weekend that health officials in Siberia's Irkutsk region placed nearly 200 people under medical observation after a laboratory worker died from the plague...

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