World News

Did Russia play by the rules in reporting lab worker's death?

Oct 9, 2026 · Gabrielle Emanuel

Originally published by NPR News Read the original

Did Russia play by the rules in reporting lab worker's death?
A woman wearing a face mask walks past the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and the Far East, founded in the 1930s to monitor strains of dangerous pathogens.
A woman wearing a face mask walks past the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and the Far East, founded in the 1930s to monitor strains of dangerous pathogens.

A global treaty signed by 197 countries — including Russia — requires reporting any death that could be a sign of an outbreak to come.

(Image credit: Tatyana Makeyeva/AFP)

← All stories