The World Health Organization said that based on available information, "the public health risk to the general population appears to be low".

The World Health Organization said that based on available information, "the public health risk to the general population appears to be low".

A suspected pneumonic plague case in Siberia prompts investigation, with no confirmed infections and authorities monitoring contacts amid low public risk. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Russia on Monday sought to downplay reports that a laboratory technician had died of plague, even as President Donald Trump said Washington was closely monitoring the situation and offered US help."We...

WASHINGTON, Oct 5 - US President Donald Trump on Monday at the White House told reporters that the United States will help Russia after a laboratory worker died at a plague research institute in Siberia. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Outbreak control measures are underway after a laboratory worker at the Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia died last week in undisclosed circumstances.

A female employee of the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia and the Far East has died from “pneumonia of undetermined origin."

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.