Trump says Putin call coming ‘very soon’ as US tracks suspected plague death in Russia
President Donald Trump says he'll speak with Vladimir Putin "very soon" as his administration tracks a suspected pneumonic plague death in Siberia.
TL;DR
- President Trump plans to speak with President Putin soon about suspected pneumonic plague reports in Siberia.
- The U.S. Embassy in Moscow issued a health alert regarding the suspected death and quarantine measures.
- Countries bordering Russia, including Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, are enhancing health precautions.
- A Russian employee of an anti-plague institute died from pneumonia of undetermined origin; Russian authorities state no microorganisms linked to plague were found.
- The WHO assesses the risk to the general population as low, and the CDC has no indication of a broader threat to the United States.
- Pneumonic plague is a serious bacterial infection treatable with antibiotics if caught early.