WHO Seeks Details From Russia on Possible Second Pneumonia Death

The World Health Organization has asked Russia for information about a possible second death from pneumonia in the Siberian city of Irkutsk.

The request concerns reports that another person may have died from the illness. The death and its suspected link to pneumonia remain unconfirmed in the available information.

No details were provided about the person’s identity or when the death may have occurred. The circumstances of the earlier death referenced in the report were also not specified.

The WHO’s inquiry seeks clarification of the suspected additional fatality. The available information does not establish whether the deaths were connected.