Trump announced the US readiness to help Russia in connection with pneumonia in the Irkutsk region

US President Donald Trump said that the United States is ready to help Russia in connection with the detection of pneumonia of unknown etiology in the Irkutsk region.

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the country must be prepared for the threat of new epidemics. To do this, according to him, you need to have a powerful scientific and technological base, infrastructure, as well as all the necessary equipment and components.

Kremlin comment

Press Secretary of Russian President Vladimir Putin Dmitry Peskov urged to listen to official statements on the situation in the Irkutsk region and not to trust other sources.

Rospotrebnadzor previously reported that service specialists did not identify any accidents when working with pathogenic microorganisms at the Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia and the Far East. The supervisory authority stated that after the institute employee fell ill, specialists organized a special set of measures - extensive research did not reveal any microorganisms related to her professional activities in the material received from the patient.

On October 2, it became known that an employee of the anti-plague institute in the Irkutsk region contracted pneumonic plague and did not survive. Before the illness, according to preliminary data, the woman went on a business trip to Buryatia. The authorities did not officially confirm information about the plague from an employee of the institute - Rospotrebnadzor reported that the patient was diagnosed with pneumonia of unknown etiology.

Rubio on the infection situation

The US State Department does not consider reports of infection in an employee of the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia and the Far East to be a cause for serious concern. This was stated by United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

According to the head of the American foreign policy department, Washington is closely monitoring the development of the situation.

He also noted that the American side relies on information provided by the Russian side.

“As far as we know from Russian reports, a laboratory employee was infected. There are concerns about the possible spread of infection, at least within the facility. That is why we can see them introducing appropriate quarantine measures,” the Secretary of State added.

WHO contacts Russia

The World Health Organization (WHO) has established cooperation with Russian relevant departments to monitor the situation related to the detection of pneumonia of unknown etiology in an employee of the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia and the Far East. This was announced by WHO spokesman Christian Lindmeier.