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Russia accused of covering up plague outbreak
Original: Russia accused of covering up plague outbreak — as travel warnings and news of lab death disappear
Russia is facing accusations of concealing a plague outbreak after reports that a researcher died from the disease at a laboratory, and travel warnings and coverage of the death were reportedly removed from public view. Claims of an official cover-up are circulating, raising concerns about transparency and public health risks, though Moscow has not been confirmed as responding to the allegations.
Why now: Claims of a state cover-up of a dangerous disease outbreak recall pandemic-era anxieties and raise fears about public health transparency.
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- Russia accused of covering up plague outbreak — as travel warnings and news of lab death disappear · New York Post
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