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Donald Trump offers Putin help with plague while getting name of disease wrong
What happened
Donald Trump has offered assistance to Vladimir Putin after a report claimed a lab worker in Russia, Daria Shipilova, may have died of pneumonic plague. Unconfirmed media reports suggest she died in a hospital in Siberia, and her workplace has been placed under quarantine. The World Health Organisation describes pneumonic plague as a less common but severe form of plague that can spread from person to person.
Why it matters
The situation is being closely watched by the US, with the Secretary of State suggesting the case could spread quickly despite quarantine and public health measures. The incident has prompted a response from the Kremlin, with officials urging the public to follow official statements. The accuracy of the cause of death has not been confirmed.
Key facts
- Daria Shipilova was a 28-year-old lab worker at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and the Far East.
- The hospital where she died has been placed under quarantine.
- Two people who came into contact with her tested positive for a virus that causes the common cold and two others for COVID-19.
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