Rubio says reported Russian lab leak is a ’cause for focus’ but not ‘alarm’
The article discusses concerns raised by Marco Rubio, the Secretary of State, regarding reports of a possibly perilous plague escaping from a Russian laboratory. Specifically, there are reports about a worker at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in Siberia who died under suspicious circumstances. Rubio is monitoring the situation but advises the public not to panic despite the concerns about a possible outbreak emerging from Russia.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is keeping an eye on reports of a plague escaping a lab in Russia, but he said Americans ought not to panic.
Speaking to the press on Monday before departing for Iceland, Rubio was asked for comment on reports that a Russian lab worker died Friday following suspicious circumstances at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in Siberia.
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