Suspected plague in Russia: the death of an Irkutsk lab technician worries the WHO and Washington
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More divergent than 59% of recent comparable stories (reference: 90 recent stories measured with the same method).
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this subject is more divergent than 59% of recent comparable stories
United KingdomLondon weighs the real risk rather than the rumour: the British press explains the pulmonary plague, relays the "very low" judgment of the WHO and notes what Moscow has not yet established.
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GermanyBerlin is dissecting the rumor mill: between Rospotrebnadzor's denials and distrust of the official Russian version, the German press is weighing what is proven and what is not.
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Health
the narrative highlights the WHO's assessment and the description of the disease, before the political aspect.
Parallel with Covid
the article links the Russian case to the debate on the origin of the pandemic.
What the account puts first
Germanyby confidence
the FAZ prioritizes the low credibility of the official Russian version, ahead of medical elements.
Relying on online rumors
DW structures its article around social media messages more than around medical experts.