Trump Doesn't Think Russia Plague Incident Is Bioweapon, Plans Putin Call Wednesday
Nearly 200 people were placed under medical observation earlier this week in Russia's Irkutsk region in eastern Siberia over suspected exposure to plague.
TL;DR
- U.S. does not believe the Russian plague incident is a bioweapon.
- President Trump plans to call President Putin on his birthday.
- The call will reportedly focus on the plague-related incident in Russia.
- Nearly 200 people are under medical observation in Russia's Irkutsk region for suspected plague exposure.
- A female worker at an anti-plague research institute in Irkutsk died from a suspected plague case.
- Trump noted that China and Russia have not been very forthcoming with information on outbreaks.