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Rubio Urges Russia to Disclose Details in Shipilova Death

By Drooid · Oct 9, 2026, 5:51 PM UTC · How we work

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged Russian health officials to disclose details of Darya Shipilova’s death.
Darya Shipilova, 28, died in Irkutsk hospital from severe pneumonia of unknown cause.
WHO director Maria Van Kerkhove said risk was low for Russia and very low for Europe.
Rospotrebnadzor identified about 200 contacts, screened them and placed them under observation.
Rospotrebnadzor reported tests found no plague bacteria and cleared most contacts home.

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged Russian health officials to disclose details of Darya Shipilova’s death.
Darya Shipilova, 28, died in Irkutsk hospital from severe pneumonia of unknown cause.
WHO director Maria Van Kerkhove said risk was low for Russia and very low for Europe.
Rospotrebnadzor identified about 200 contacts, screened them and placed them under observation.
Rospotrebnadzor reported tests found no plague bacteria and cleared most contacts home.