Trump to discuss Siberia plague death with Putin as US, UN seek answers

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President Donald Trump said he plans to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin "very soon" about reports of a lab technician's death possibly linked to plague in Siberia, as the US and UN urged Moscow for more information. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called for transparency, and the WHO requested further details from Russia. Russian authorities deny confirmed plague or special measures, saying postmortem tests found pneumonia with an undetermined exact cause. The incident occurred at a plague research institute in Irkutsk, with reports of up to 200 people quarantined. Russia's health watchdog highlighted US outbreaks in response, while an unrelated infectious disease conference is scheduled in Irkutsk on October 21-22.


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