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Russia ‘plague’ incident - should we be concerned?

US President Donald Trump said he would speak very soon with Russian President Vladimir Putin ove...

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15.58 7 Oct 2026


Russia ‘plague’ incident - should we be concerned?


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15.58 7 Oct 2026


US President Donald Trump said he would speak very soon with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the reported plague death of a laboratory technician.

Russian authorities denied that they were imposing anti-plague measures and played down the reports of an incident at an anti-plague institute in Siberia last week…

Joining Shane to discuss this is Anthony Zurcher, BBC North America Correspondent.


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