Plague lab death: how worried should we be?
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The risk to the UK from plague is very low, the UK Health Security Agency has said, after the death of a laboratory worker in Russia who may have been exposed to pneumonic plague. It comes after Russian authorities said they quarantined a hospital and are monitoring contacts of the employee from a plague research institute in Siberia who contracted pneumonia from an "unknown" cause. Sky's Thomas Moore looks at the latest. #SkyNews #Russia #plague SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Why not listen to one of ou
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