Russian authorities denied that they were imposing anti-plague measures and played down the reports of an incident at an anti-plague institute in Siberia's Irkutsk region last week.

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would speak “very soon” with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the reported death from plague of a laboratory technician, as Washington and the World Health…

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday (Oct 6) that he would speak very soon with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the reported plague death of a laboratory technician, as Washington and

The UN health agency said it could not produce a full risk assessment as it did not yet have the whole picture from Moscow on the suspected plague death.

A woman reportedly died after contracting pneumonia of an “unknown” cause in Russia, but some experts say there is no immediate cause for alarm over the potential spread of the bacteria.

Irkutsk Regional Governor Igor Kobzev said an inspection by health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor found that the woman died of pneumonia, as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged Russia to provide more information.

A worker at the anti-plague institute in Siberia reportedly died of pneumonic plague causing alarm

President Donald Trump says he'll speak with Vladimir Putin "very soon" as his administration tracks a suspected pneumonic plague death in Siberia.

President Donald Trump is set to talk to Russian president Vladimir Putin “very soon” in the wake of growing suspected pneumonic plague fears stemming from the death of a female lab...

The W.H.O. reportedly stated that it reached out to Russia on the suspected case of deadly pneumatic plague but is still awaiting a response.

Donald Trump said the US was closely watching reports linked to a Russian laboratory worker's death and was ready to help. The WHO says the case is unconfirmed as plague and the wider public health risk appears low.

Trump to speak to Putin as US and WHO press Russia for transparency over reported plague death in Irkutsk. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Trump plans to discuss a possible pneumonic plague case in Russia with Putin amid deep US discussions and sanctions decisions.

Russia snidely offered to help the U.S. combat outbreaks of measles as criticism mounts of Russia's handling of a possible lab leak.

The Trump administration is struggling to get clear answers about the death of a Russian laboratory worker at an institute dedicated to studying the plague and has formally escalated its request for information from the country, amid days of stonewalling from Russian officials about the mysterious circumstances surrounding the episode.

The Trump administration is struggling to get clear answers about the death of a Russian laboratory worker at an institute dedicated to studying the plague and has formally escalated its request for information from the country, amid days of stonewalling from Russian officials about the mysterious circumstances surrounding the episode.