Russia dismisses reports of second plague case as ‘false information’

Senior WHO official urges Russia to to provide more information on the suspected pneumonic ⁠plague case.Published On 8 Oct 20268 Oct 2026Russia has dismissed media reports of a second suspected case of pneumonic plague in Siberia, as the World Health Organization (WHO) urged Moscow to formally respond to its inquiry regarding the reports.Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday that “the vast majority of what the media is reporting regarding this situation is false information”, in response to a question about reports of a second case.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Russia plague quarantine following lab death: Should we be worried?list 2 of 3Russia denies imposing anti-plague measures after lab worker deathlist 3 of 3US CDC says it’s ‘aware of and closely monitoring’ Russian plague caseend of listPeskov said that information on the suspected cases should be derived from official statements by Russia’s health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor.Russia’s health regulator said there were no infections detected among staff after a plague institute worker died from pneumonia. The origin of the illness remains unknown, prompting international concern that the ca...