IrkutskTrump will speak to Putin about a plague-lab worker’s death.
The WHO chief has demanded transparent information from Russia to settle conflicting reports.
Russia’s health watchdog says the 28-year-old died of undetermined pneumonia and her contacts tested negative.
Russia told the WHO Irkutsk city has no plague cases, while local media counted about 200 people quarantined.
Trump says he will probably report on his talks with Putin on Thursday.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 800+ reports worldwide
- BBC
- WHO demands Russian transparency; details pneumonic plague's 24-hour incubation and high fatality if untreated
- Al Jazeera Online
- Russian counter-narrative: denies anti-plague measures, confirms no plague among contacts, autopsy shows no plague microorganisms
- News18
Sources: BBC, Al Jazeera Online, News18