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Death of Russian plague lab worker sparks concerns
Original: How worried should we be about the death of a Russian plague lab worker?
A worker at a Russian laboratory that studies plague has died after infection, prompting questions about how serious the risk is. News coverage is weighing whether the death points to a lab safety failure and whether the bacterium involved could pose a wider public health threat. Commentators are calling for clarity on the circumstances of the infection and the lab's containment procedures.
Why now: Reports of a plague death at a research lab raise fears of a lab leak and renewed pandemic anxieties.
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- How worried should we be about the death of a Russian plague lab worker? · ITV News · 774.5K
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