Trump: Russia is not saying much about the plague incident like China did about Corona

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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Russia is not saying much about the plague incident, just as China did regarding COVID-19.

Trump clarified regarding the death from the plague in Russia that he does not believe it is related to the development of a biological weapon.

The U.S. president mentioned that "Russia confirms that the situation regarding the plague is under control and we are verifying it."

The specter of the plague has re-emerged after a tragic incident shook Russia, sending signals of concern around the world following the death of an employee at a laboratory in a specialized institute studying the plague.

In the latest developments, the Russian health agency excluded on Wednesday the existence of any "epidemic threat" to the residents of Irkutsk city and the surrounding region in Siberia, amid ongoing calls for more transparency regarding the incident.

The public health agency (Rospotrebnadzor) stated that medical monitoring of more than 90% of the individuals who came into contact with the woman has been completed, noting that "no health problems related to an infectious disease have been detected," while also confirming that "there is no epidemic threat to the residents of Irkutsk city and its region."

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced that Russia has informed the World Health Organization about the situation regarding the unknown cause of pneumonia in the Irkutsk region located in southeastern Siberia.