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Trump says Putin call scheduled soon on suspected Siberia plague case
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President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has a call scheduled “very soon” with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a suspected plague case. The case centres on Daria Shipilova, a 28-year-old lab technician who died Friday in a hospital outside Irkutsk, Russia, after reportedly breaking a test tube containing a deadly pathogen. The US embassy in Moscow said US citizens in Russia should depart immediately, citing press reports of suspected pneumonic plague and quarantine measures and hospital closures in Irkutsk.
Почему это важно
The death of a technician at an anti-plague institute has drawn comparisons in at least one outlet to the COVID-19 lab-leak debate, and the US embassy's departure advisory raises the practical stakes for Americans still in Russia. A call between the US and Russian presidents over a public-health incident would put the case into direct bilateral contact, though neither side has confirmed a time or agenda. Details remain unverified: the cause of death has not been confirmed in the documents, and the suspected pathogen's identity rests on press reports.
Ключевые факты
- President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has a call scheduled “very soon” with Russian President Vladimir Putin about a suspected plague case. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Trump told reporters at the White House that the two sides were in “very deep discussions” and that he would probably be able to report about it the next day, according to the New York Post. [ 3 ]
- Lab technician Daria Shipilova, 28, died Friday in a hospital outside Irkutsk, Russia, after reportedly accidentally breaking a test tube containing a deadly pathogen, the New York Post reported. [ 3 ]
- The New York Post reported concern that she may have died from pneumonic plague, which can spread person to person through respiration. [ 3 ]
- The US embassy in Moscow said Tuesday that US citizens currently in Russia should depart immediately. [ 3 ]
- The embassy said it was aware of press reports from the Irkutsk region of suspected pneumonic plague, a death, and associated quarantine measures and hospital closures in Irkutsk. [ 3 ]
- The New York Post reported that Russian officials have attempted to calm mounting panic over the case. [ 3 ]
Подтверждено несколькими источниками
Пока неясно
- Whether the technician's death was caused by pneumonic plague. The documents describe the case as suspected; the New York Post reports speculation and concern, and no document confirms a diagnosis or lab result.
- When the Trump-Putin call will take place and what exactly will be discussed. Trump said only “very soon”; no date, time or agenda is given in any document.
- What US intelligence agencies have told the president. Trump said “so far we are in very deep discussions” and that more might be reported the following day; no agency finding is stated.
- What Irkutsk Governor Igor Kobzev said on Monday. The New York Post reports he spoke Monday, but the article text available to Local Chorus ends mid-sentence.
- The US embassy in Moscow said US citizens currently in Russia should depart immediately, citing press reports of a suspected pneumonic plague death and quarantine measures and hospital closures in Irkutsk. Reported by a single source so far
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- Lab technician Daria Shipilova, 28, dies in a hospital outside Irkutsk, according to the New York Post. [ 3 ]
- Irkutsk Governor Igor Kobzev speaks about the case, the New York Post reports. [ 3 ]
- Bloomberg reports Trump saying he has a call scheduled with Putin about a suspected plague case. [ 1 ]
- The Associated Press reports Trump saying he and Putin will discuss a possible plague case. [ 2 ]
- The New York Post publishes Trump's remarks and the US embassy's departure advisory. [ 3 ]