Trump: U.S. willing to help Russia with potential pneumonic plague outbreak

Trump says he will help Russia if suspected plague gets out of control

US President Donald Trump says America will help if a suspected case of the plague in Russia gets out of hand.

Oct 6, 2026

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

Russian authorities quarantine hospital, monitor 200 contacts after suspected pneumonic plague death in Siberia.

Oct 5, 2026

Trump: U.S. willing to help Russia with potential pneumonic plague outbreak

President Trump said Monday that the United States will help Russia amid a potential case of pneumonic plague , though he hasn't spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin about it. Why it matters: International concern spiked over the weekend over the news that a Russian lab worker had died from a possible case of pneumonic plague, reminding some of how the COVID-19 epidemic began. Trump's comments came after a question about the reported death of Darya Shipilova, who was potentially exposed

Oct 5, 2026

Suspected pneumonic plague outbreak erupts in Russia after scientist dies

A suspected pneumonic plague outbreak in Russia has landed on the White House’s radar, after a young lab worker was killed and about 200 others were reportedly forced into quarantine, an official said. Daria Shipilova, a 28-year-old researcher at a Russian anti-plague research institute in Irkutsk, reportedly died after breaking a test tube containing the...

Oct 6, 2026

Trump responds to concerns over suspected plague case in Russia, saying US 'willing to help'

President Donald Trump declares that the United States would be "willing to help" amid the scare regarding the death of a person who worked at an anti-plague facility in Russia.

Oct 6, 2026

Trump offers to help Russia after Siberia plague institute death

US President Donald Trump on Monday at ​the White House told reporters that ‌the United States will help Russia after a laboratory worker died at a plague research institute ​in Siberia.

Oct 6, 2026

Trump says US is ‘willing to help’ with potential plague outbreak in Russia

President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States is “willing to help” Russia contain the potential outbreak of a pneumonic plague in the country. Nearly 200 Russian citizens were placed under medical observation in eastern Siberia over the weekend following the illness and death of an anti-plague researcher at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute. […]

Oct 5, 2026