WHO says it does not have ‘full picture’ from Russia following suspected plague death

The WHO and UN warn they lack a full picture regarding the suspected plague death of Darya Shipilova, a 28-year-old worker at an anti-plague research institute in Irkutsk, Siberia. Shipilova died two days after developing cold-like symptoms, potentially following a workplace accident. Global health authorities are monitoring the situation as 200 people remain quarantined. The UN agency emphasises that transparent information sharing from Moscow is essential to conduct a comprehensive risk assessment of the current incident.