Russia Responds After Reports of 2nd Laboratory Worker Death
The first worker died of pneumonia of unknown cause, Russian authorities have said.
TL;DR
- Russian officials have responded to reports of a second worker's death at a Siberian plague research facility.
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that most media reports are false information.
- He recommended trusting information from Russia's health regulator, which reported no epidemic risk.
- The World Health Organization has requested more information from Russian officials.
- The first worker's death was attributed to pneumonia of unknown cause by Russian authorities.