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Trump and Putin to Discuss Suspected Plague Case in Siberia
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News18•07-10-2026, 07:38
Trump and Putin to Discuss Suspected Plague Case in Siberia
- •President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to discuss a suspected pneumonic-plague case in Siberia very soon.
- •The discussion follows the death of 28-year-old Darya Shipilova, an employee at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute.
- •Russian authorities officially classified her illness as pneumonia of unknown origin while assuring the public that the situation remains under control.
- •U.S. officials are seeking further information and clarity from Moscow regarding the precautionary measures and monitoring currently in place.
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President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin plan to discuss a suspected pneumonic-plague case in Siberia following the death of Darya Shipilova, a 28-year-old employee at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute.
Russian authorities have officially described the illness of the late institute employee Darya Shipilova as pneumonia of an unknown origin.
Following the death of the employee at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute, monitoring and precautionary measures were introduced, while officials noted that the situation is currently under control.
