Most media reports about plague in Russia are untrue – Peskov

The Kremlin stated that most of the information about a suspected outbreak of the plague in Russia, as reported by the media, is false.

Spokesman Dmitry Peskov made this statement in comments to Russian propagandists, according to Censor.NET.

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"The media is reporting a great deal, and the vast majority of what the media is reporting about this situation is misinformation," he said.

Peskov noted that people should rely on information from official representatives of the Russian Federation.

In Russia's Irkutsk Region, following the death of Daria Shipilova, a 28-year-old employee of the Anti-Plague Institute, a quarantine was imposed at a hospital in the city of Shelekhov, and approximately 200 people who may have come into contact with her were placed under medical observation.
According to local media reports, the young woman broke a test tube containing the pathogen that causes pneumonic plague. Russian authorities have not officially confirmed the diagnosis of plague, citing "pneumonia of unknown etiology," and repeat tests of people who came into contact with her have not yet detected the pathogen.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, plague is a potentially life-threatening bacterial disease, but it can be cured with timely antibiotic treatment.
The White House had previously reported that it is monitoring the situation in Russia and evaluating possible responses.
Americans in Russia are being advised to leave immediately due to suspected cases of pneumonic plague.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio believes that Russia should provide more information about the death of a female employee at a plague research laboratory who died last week.
Donald Trump announced a conversation with Putin regarding the plague.