US probing reports of researcher's death at Russian anti-plague institute, Rubio says; WHO sees low risk

The US is investigating reports that a lab technician at Russia's Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute died after being diagnosed with pneumonia of 'unknown' origin, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. A second victim has reportedly died from the plague outbreak at an infection-zone hospital. The WHO assesses the risk of a plague epidemic in Russia as low, and Russian authorities have imposed measures.

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