White House ‘monitoring’ suspected plague outbreak in Russia after lab worker dead, hundreds quarantined

The White House is assessing options after a Russian laboratory technician died from pneumonic plague, prompting monitoring of roughly 200 contacts, quarantines at three hospitals, a mask mandate and growing questions about Moscow’s explanation.

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White House ‘monitoring’ suspected plague outbreak in Russia after lab worker dead, hundreds quarantined

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Financial TimesCenter· 10h ago

US ‘monitoring’ situation around suspected case of plague in Russia

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End Time HeadlinesLean Right· 8h ago

Putin locks down five areas amid plague outbreak: White House on high alert and Trump ‘assessing options’ as countries tighten borders

New York PostLean Right· 12h ago

White House ‘monitoring’ suspected plague outbreak in Russia after lab worker dead, hundreds quarantined

ObjectivistRight· 14h ago

White House Assesses Options as Deadly Plague Outbreak Triggers Russian Quarantines [WATCH]

LegitgovRight· 22h ago

White House on high alert and ‘assessing options’ as plague breaks out in Russia with hundreds put into quarantine

CLG: White House on high alert and ‘assessing options’ as airborne plague breaks out in Russia with hundreds put into quarantine