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Official says WHO doesn't know exactly how a lab worker in Russia died in plague case

Compiled Oct 7

UN health agency wants more details from Russia on suspected pneumonic plague case
UN health agency wants more details from Russia on suspected pneumonic plague case · Photo: The Associated Press

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The lab worker died Oct. 2 in a hospital in Shelekhov, a town near Irkutsk.

  1. Sept. 29
    The lab worker was first hospitalized with cold symptoms.
  2. Oct. 2
    She died in a hospital in Shelekhov.
  3. Sunday
    Rospotrebnadzor said she was diagnosed with 'pneumonia of unknown etiology.'
  4. Tuesday
    Trump said he would soon discuss the issue with Putin; Rospotrebnadzor issued its latest statement on the situation.
  5. Wednesday
    Peskov said a Putin-Trump call hasn't been set but could be arranged quickly, and the WHO issued its statement on the case.

“pneumonia of unknown etiology”

Rospotrebnadzor

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