Mysterious Illness in Siberia Raises Concerns

A lab worker, uh, in Siberia has now passed away from

this mysterious illness. It has prompted Russian authorities to

quarantine

a couple dozen people and contact trace a couple of hundred

more. This, of course, prompting widespread fear online

and here at home. It has the attention of Secretary of State

Marco Rubio.

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There was a, an, uh, a worker at the lab that was infected, and

there's concern that that, you know, could have, uh, spread, uh, at, at

least internally, so you've seen them do quarantines that's

in that, uh, of that

nature. Um, there's very limited travel between the US

and Russia,

obviously. Uh, but like anything else, something like that gets out, it could

quickly spread. So we're watching and monitoring it closely.

Russian officials are not talking publicly, but they

are taking this threat

seriously. The country's top health official has

landed in the

region. The World Health Organization weighing in.

They say the threat to the general public right now is low, and that they are also

in touch with the Russian government.

Quote, "No cause of death has been officially

confirmed and lab testing is

reportedly underway. All the patients' contacts have reportedly

been

ID'd and are being monitored for illness.

None to date have shown symptoms."