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Trump Announces U.S. Help as Irkutsk Pneumonia Case Spreads

By Drooid · Oct 6, 2026, 4:35 AM UTC · How we work

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U.S. President Donald Trump announced help to Russia against a pneumonic plague case in Irkutsk Oblast.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington watches developments but sees no alarm.
A 28-year-old lab worker at Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute died of unknown pneumonia.
Russian authorities placed 200 contacts under observation; two tested positive for a cold virus and two for Covid-19.

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U.S. President Donald Trump announced help to Russia against a pneumonic plague case in Irkutsk Oblast.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington watches developments but sees no alarm.
A 28-year-old lab worker at Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute died of unknown pneumonia.
Russian authorities placed 200 contacts under observation; two tested positive for a cold virus and two for Covid-19.