A life in brief
How Russia and the world are responding to a possible case of pneumonic plague after lab worker dies
Compiled Oct 6

WHO says a possible case of pneumonic plague in Russia poses a 'very low' risk outside the country
- last weekA woman working at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute died from pneumonia
- FridayTop officials from Russia's public health watchdog traveled to the Irkutsk region
- MondayKremlin spokesman Peskov told the public to follow official statements rather than rumors; Trump said the U.S. was watching with concern and willing to help
- TuesdayRussian health officials reported via an international alert system that contact tracing and tests found no dangerous pathogens
- TuesdayWHO spokesman Christian Lindmeier briefed the UN on the case and the risk assessment
- TuesdaySecretary of State Rubio urged Russia to share more information, at a news conference in Iceland
“The WHO initial risk assessment from the information available estimates ... the risk to be moderate-to-low for Irkutsk; a low risk for the Russian Federation as a whole; and very low for the WHO European region”

