Concern in the EU: Talks on Wednesday about a suspected pneumonic plague outbreak in Siberia

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• The European Commission (🇪🇺) and EU member states (🇪🇺) were due to discuss a suspected pneumonic plague outbreak in Siberia on Wednesday.¹
  • The Health Security Committee meeting was scheduled for Wednesday morning in Brussels.¹
  • The suspected pneumonic plague issue was added to the meeting agenda later.¹
• A laboratory worker in Irkutsk died.¹
  • A laboratory worker in Irkutsk died on 2.¹
• Russian authorities said no evidence linked Daria Shipilova's illness to pathogens handled at work. Read with skepticism: record of concealment¹
• Confirmed A European Commission spokesperson (🇪🇺) confirmed the Russia incident was on the Health Security Committee agenda.¹

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• Concern in the EU: Talks on Wednesday about a suspected pneumonic plague outbreak in SiberiaNaslovi.net · Serbian · 6 Oct, 00:00