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Trump to speak with Putin “very soon” about suspected plague case in Russia
The U.S. has formally asked Moscow for more information on the death of a Siberian lab worker, while Russian authorities say no plague has been found.
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has a call “scheduled” with Russian President Vladimir Putin about a possible case of pneumonic plague in Siberia, adding that it would take place “very soon.” Speaking to reporters on the White House South Lawn, Trump said he was concerned about a potential outbreak and that the United States “will help.”
“Germs have really become relatively stronger than they were, and things that used to work on pneumonia don’t work as well anymore,” Trump said.
Washington presses Moscow for details
The Trump administration has pressed Russia over its failure to disclose more details about the case, The Wall Street Journal reported. In a diplomatic communication reviewed by the Journal, the U.S. told Russia that the lack of information about the incident, which has left nearly 200 people under observation, violates its international health obligations. A State Department spokesperson confirmed that Washington had formally requested additional information from the Russian government.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said there was no indication of a broader threat to the United States.
What Russia says
The case involves Darya Shipilova, a 28-year-old employee of the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and the Far East, who died on Oct. 2 of what Russian authorities described as “pneumonia of unknown etiology.” Russia’s consumer health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor said no plague was detected among her contacts, identifying two COVID-19 cases and one rhinovirus case instead, and Russian health officials told the World Health Organization that no plague cases had been recorded in Irkutsk.
A day earlier, Rospotrebnadzor had offered to help the United States fight infectious disease outbreaks, responding to Trump’s earlier offer of assistance.
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