Decoding the Russian plague scare
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Decoding the Russian plague scare

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 8, 202626 min
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Since last week, there have been a series of alarming bits of news emerging from Siberia. It began with the mysterious death of a woman who worked at a plague research institute. Russia has said she contracted pneumonia but has been slim on details. But the World Health Organization wants more information, including details about whether or not there has been a second case, which has been rumoured, but not confirmed. All of this, including Russia’s moves to quarantine, has people scared of an outbreak of one of the most aggressive forms of pl...

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Hey everyone, it's Jamie. Since last week, there have been a series of alarming bits of news emerging from Siberia. Alarming but also slim on detail. It began with the mysterious death of a woman who worked at a plague research institute.

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