Russia lifts plague lab-related measures. Should China – and the world – be relieved?

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Russia has lifted measures related to a Siberian anti-plague laboratory after a lab technician’s death raised concern about possible pathogen exposure. Russian authorities deny a connection to the pathogen, while the incident has prompted questions about transparency and potential disease risks in China and elsewhere.

While Russian authorities have denied the death of a woman who worked in a laboratory at an anti-plague institute in Siberia was connected with the pathogen, the incident has sparked global concern – including in China – over a potential spread of the disease and a lack of transparency. US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he planned to speak with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin after it emerged late last week that the 28-year-old female lab technician had been admitted to...