Geneva, Oct. 8 -- The World Health Organization has sought additional information from Russia over the death of a laboratory worker in Irkutsk following severe pneumonia, saying it cannot complete a full assessment of the potential public health risk until conflicting reports surrounding the incident are clarified.
There are also reports of a second employee suffering from suspected pneumonia, of unknown cause, the WHO chief said.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the agency has requested detailed information from Russian authorities after media reports raised concerns that the worker may have contracted pneumonic plague following a possible laboratory exposure.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a post on X that the w...