Pneumonic plague: WHO demands transparency from Russia after a death in a laboratory

• Confirmed WHO (🇺🇳) said a complete public health risk assessment could not be made. per World Health Organization (🇺🇳)^{1 4} 1
  • Confirmed WHO (🇺🇳) classed the event's public health risk as indeterminate.¹ 1
  • Claimed The Kremlin (🇷🇺) said Russia had informed global health authorities under established procedures. Read with skepticism: record of concealment, political interest¹ 1
• Confirmed Rospotrebnadzor (🇷🇺) began gradually lifting preventive measures in the Irkutsk region. Read with skepticism: contradicted¹ disputed
  • Confirmed Rospotrebnadzor (🇷🇺) reported no pathogens or infection-related health problems among monitored contacts. Read with skepticism: record of concealment, no evidence shown¹
• Confirmed Maria Van Kerkhove (🇺🇸) said WHO (🇺🇳) sent specific questions to Russia's Ministry of Health (🇷🇺).¹
  • Confirmed WHO (🇺🇳) sought details of laboratory analyses and conditions assessed.¹ 1
  • Confirmed WHO (🇺🇳) asked for the cause if plague was ruled out.¹
• Denied Rospotrebnadzor (🇷🇺) denied a second infection linked to Daria Shipilova. Read with skepticism: record of concealment, no evidence shown¹

The reports (5)

• Pneumonic plague: WHO demands transparency from Russia after a death in a laboratoryCrónica (🇦🇷) · Spanish · 8 Oct, 20:06
• WHO demands transparency after death in Russian plague laboratoryNewsmonkey (🇧🇪) · Dutch · 8 Oct, 17:02
• Moscow’s secrecy about a suspected plague case follows a pattern from the Soviet eraLos Angeles Times (🇺🇸) · 8 Oct, 15:46
• Death of a lab assistant, quarantine and contradictory statements from Moscow: is there a threat of the plague spreading?Podrobnosti (🇺🇦) · Ukrainian · 8 Oct, 20:05
• Russian plague: Laboratory accident draws global attention _Military Channel_ China.commilitary.china.com · Chinese · 9 Oct, 03:15