Report: Viral Posts Urge Northeast China To Stockpile Food Amid Russian Plague Scare; Trump Doubts Bioweapon Link

What happened: Viral posts urged residents in Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang to stockpile food and antibiotics after a worker at Russia's Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute died. Trump said, "We don't think it's a bioweapon, but we will find out." Key numbers: Darya Shipilova, 28, died on 2 October of severe pneumonia. About 200 contacts were monitored. Why it matters: The US State Department reiterated its "Do Not Travel" warning for Russia, and Mongolia ordered health surveillance on its border with Russia. Russia says no plague case has been recorded, and China has announced no lockdown.

Viral posts urged residents in Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang to stockpile food and antibiotics after a worker at Russia's Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute died. Trump said, "We don't think it's a bioweapon, but we will find out."

The US State Department reiterated its "Do Not Travel" warning for Russia, and Mongolia ordered health surveillance on its border with Russia. Russia says no plague case has been recorded, and China has announced no lockdown.