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Russia has detected no health issues or dangerous micro-organisms after tracing all contacts of a woman who reportedly died of plague, the governor of Siberia's Irkutsk region said Thursday. Russia has not confirmed the woman died of plague, and Governor Igor Kobzev said in his statement she had contracted "community-acquired pneumonia".
The suspicious death last week of a worker at a research lab in Siberia that has fueled global concerns about suspected pneumonic plague is just the latest example of how Russia manages the official narrative. The Kremlin has long maintained a culture of secrecy when it comes to controlling public information, especially involving accidents – from industrial disasters to health emergencies, as FRANCE 24's International Affairs Commentator Douglas Herbert explains.
Russia’s consumer health watchdog denied reports that a second person had fallen ill after they had been in contact with an employee of an anti-plague laboratory whose death has sparked international scrutiny.
Senior WHO official urges Russia to provide more information on the suspected pneumonic plague cases.
PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, October 6: The death of a researcher in Siberia, reportedly from the plague, sparks concern despite Russian authorities' denial. But first: French high school protesters are promising "Act 3" of their protest movement against learning conditions. Also, Le Monde speaks to the editor of Russian independent outlet Novaya Gazeta ahead of the 20th anniversary of the murder of investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya. Finally, it appears that butter is back in fashion.
An attempt by Russian stuntman Evgeny Chebotarev to carry an Mi-2 helicopter on a pickup truck went awfully wrong.
Russia is responding to Ukraine’s Black Sea attacks by seeking to reroute its grain exports, but so far the efforts are falling short — only about 1/10th of the volumes are being shipped through the key alternative ports, data show.