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US closely monitoring case of lab worker who ‘possibly’ died of plague in Siberia, says Rubio
Quarantine measures in place in several hospitals in eastern Russia amid uncertainty over death of Darya Shipilova The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has said the US is closely monitoring the case of a Russian laboratory worker who died last week after a reported accident at a plague research i
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Both outlets center on Marco Rubio’s comment that the US is closely monitoring the reported death of a Siberian lab worker linked to plague research. The Guardian US adds more context from its extract, mentioning quarantine measures in several hospitals in eastern Russia and uncertainty over the worker’s death, while PBS NewsHour’s headline simply foregrounds Rubio’s statement.
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