Plague spread risk ‘very low’ amid global concerns: WHO

United Nations: As concerns grew around the world over a plague outbreak, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday, October 6, that the risk of its spread was “very low”. A technician who worked in a Russian plague research laboratory died last week under unclear circumstances, leading to worries about an outbreak. WHO spokesperson Christian Lindmeier said that all of the patients’ contacts had reportedly been identified and were being monitored for illness, and that