Russian Plague Institute Long Worked With China
The cooperation underscores an increasingly tightening biosecurity relationship between Russia and China.
TL;DR
- A lab worker at a Russian anti-plague research institute died from an unknown form of pneumonia.
- The institute has a long-standing history of working with Chinese institutions.
- Initial local reports suggesting a lab accident infection were officially denied.
- Russian authorities stated the death was due to unknown etiology and there was no virus spread related to the worker's job.