The President of the United States, Donald Trump, communicated this Monday that Washington is willing to provide assistance to Russia to address the illness detected after a supposed case of pneumonic plague in a laboratory in Irkutsk, in the Siberian region.
"We are going to help," Trump stated in remarks to the press when questioned about the death of a worker from the Irkutsk Research Institute Against Plague.
The president emphasized that "we will always help anyone who has this type of problem. I hate to see them like this. It is a tough disease. Somehow those microbes have become stronger and stronger. They are like an army," the U.S. official pointed out.
The occupant of the White House added that "we are studying it thoroughly." "They call it pneumonia. Years ago, pneumonia was treated more easily. The microbes and germs are stronger, disproportionately strong. But we are going to help them," he indicated, referring to the advancement and resistance of the pathogens.
For its part, the Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Protection and Welfare, Rospotrebnadzor, has pointed out the presence of a "pneumonia of unknown origin" linked to the case, and the Russian authorities have declared quarantine for dozens of people who were in contact with the deceased employee of the research center.
So far, none of the contacts show symptoms, as explained this Monday by the mayor of the town of Shelekhov, Maxim Modin, who detailed that the isolated individuals remain under health surveillance while the relevant investigations are carried out.