Suspected plague in Russia: the death of an Irkutsk lab technician worries the WHO and Washington
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IndiaNew Delhi is deciphering the Irkutsk case as a test of health transparency: between Moscow's denials, the WHO's requests, and the announced call from Trump to Putin, the Indian press is weighing what Russia says and does not say.
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BrazilBrasília is dissecting the conflicting versions of the death of the laboratory worker from Irkutsk and highlighting what is known, what is unknown, and the level of risk assessed by the WHO.
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Covid-19
the narrative recalls the debate on the pandemic's origin to explain the concern sparked by a laboratory.
What the account puts first
BrazilInformative
the narrative highlights Moscow's successive official versions.
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Reliance on WHO
the narrative relies on the organization's statement, without citing any independent Russian source.
What it leans on
BrazilReliance on anonymous sources
the theory of the broken pipe is based on a local media outlet citing unnamed sources.