EU, WHO, US press Russia for data on Siberian lab plague death

The European Commission, WHO, and US are urging Russia to disclose details on the sudden death of a lab technician at a Siberian bio-research facility, suspected of plague exposure. The Kremlin denies any issue, leaving the cause and potential biosafety risk unconfirmed. This matters because a mishandled pathogen release could signal a public-health threat and erode trust in Russian biosafety reporting.