The US State Department has formally requested additional information from the Russian government regarding reports of plague, a spokesperson said, as reported by Insider Paper. The request follows the department's earlier warning urging Americans to leave Russia after a plague lab worker died in Siberia, as The Zioneer reported.
The US State Department has formally asked Moscow for additional information on reports of plague, a department spokesperson said Wednesday morning, according to Insider Paper. The request marks an escalation in Washington's response to the situation. Earlier Wednesday, The Zioneer reported that the State Department had urged Americans to leave Russia following the death of a 28-year-old lab worker from pneumonic plague at an anti-plague research institute in Irkutsk, Siberia. The spokesperson did not disclose what specific information is being sought or whether Russia has responded. The development comes amid heightened U.S.-Russia tensions.
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