Tue 06 October 2026: The World Health Organization said Tuesday it is “following closely” the death of a laboratory worker in Russia’s Irkutsk Oblast following reports that pneumonic plague may have been the cause. WHO spokesperson Christian Lindmeier told reporters in Geneva that the woman died of severe pneumonia on October 2, though officials have … Continue reading WHO SAYS IT IS ‘FOLLOWING CLOSELY’ DEATH OF RUSSIAN LAB WORKER LINKED TO SUSPECTED PNEUMONIC PLAGUE