Russia claims it properly informed WHO of plague institute workers death, slams media coverage

MOSCOW, Oct 7 – Russia informed the World Health Organization about the death of a laboratory worker at a ​Siberian plague research institute last week in ‌line with established procedures, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday, accusing the media of providing false information ​about the case.Peskov was commenting on an ​ABC News report that the United States had ⁠lodged a formal diplomatic complaint over Russia’s ​handling of the reported death, urging Moscow to provide ​greater transparency about the incident.The laboratory worker fell ill and died in undisclosed circumstances, prompting authorities to quarantine dozens ​of people and dispatch the head of Russia’s ​health watchdog to the Irkutsk region.Peskov said much of the ‌reporting ⁠surrounding the incident was false and that people should rely on information released by state health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor.On Tuesday the watchdog said that no cases ​of plague had ​been detected ⁠among anyone who had come into contact with the deceased, and locals ​said their lives had barely been disrupted.Peskov ​said ⁠no phone call had been scheduled at this point between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US ⁠President Donald ​Trump, who said on Tuesday ​that he would speak to Putin “very soon” about the case....