US Offers Aid as Russia Quarantines Hospital Over Suspected Plague

US Offers Aid as Russia Quarantines Hospital Over Suspected Plague

US President Donald Trump offered support as Russia investigates a suspected pneumonic plague death in Siberia. A hospital is quarantined and nearly 200 contacts are monitored after a lab technician at the Irkutsk anti-plague institute died. The WHO says public health risk remains low, while the US urges Russia to share accurate information quickly.

Source: Al Jazeera

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