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Russia plays down reported plague lab death and says, trust us
A Russian plague lab worker died of "pneumonia of unknown origin," officials say, in response to initial reports that she was exposed to the deadly bacteria during a lab accident.
What the coverage shows
Axios and The Independent both frame the story around the White House monitoring a suspected plague case in Russia and the related quarantines. Axios emphasizes that the administration is following reports and notes, in its extract, that Russian health authorities took precautionary measures after the death of a woman connected to an anti-plague research setting. The Independent instead foregrounds that the administration is “assessing options” and uniquely names the deceased laboratory technician, Darya Shipilova, in its extract.
Written by Crossfiled from the 3 headlines and extracts below, not from the articles themselves. It describes how the outlets framed this, not what happened. Open any headline for a summary of that article.
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