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China Breaks Silence on Plague, Says It’s in Contact With Russia
Beijing made its first official comments as nearly 200 contacts were placed under observation after a laboratory worker died, officials said.
- Beijing confirmed it is cooperating with Russia regarding a suspected pneumonic plague case in Siberia as international health concerns intensify.
- A 28-year-old laboratory worker at an anti-plague research institute in The Irkutsk region died last week after developing severe pneumonia, prompting almost 200 contacts to be placed under observation.
- Mongolia's Ministry of Health released a statement on Oct 7, assessing the risk as "low," while confirming ongoing cooperation to monitor health and control border security with Russia.
- On Oct 6, President Donald Trump said he has a call scheduled with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the case "very soon," indicating more information would be shared.
- Unconfirmed reports suggest the researcher may have been exposed after breaking a test tube; although plague is historically feared, human cases are rare today and typically treatable with antibiotics.
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