Trump says US ready to aid Russia with plague outbreak in Siberia

What happened: President Donald Trump said the US is ready to help Russia with a suspected pneumonic plague outbreak after a laboratory technician at a Siberian plague research institute died of a suspected infection. Key numbers: Nearly 200 people are under medical observation in Irkutsk. Why it matters: The WHO said the public health risk to the general population appears low, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio said it is not cause for alarm but cause for focus. A State Department official urged Russian authorities to share accurate information quickly and openly.

President Donald Trump said the US is ready to help Russia with a suspected pneumonic plague outbreak after a laboratory technician at a Siberian plague research institute died of a suspected infection.

The WHO said the public health risk to the general population appears low, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio said it is not cause for alarm but cause for focus. A State Department official urged Russian authorities to share accurate information quickly and openly.