After plague death reports at Siberia lab, Russia says ‘situation under control’

Russia on Monday sought to play down reports that a laboratory technician had died of plague, even as US President Donald Trump said Washington was closely monitoring the situation and offered US help. Reports on Friday that pneumonic plague had killed a 28-year-old woman named Darya Shipilova, who had been working …

Opens the original publisher in a new tab. Full articles belong to their publishers; a subscription may be required.