# WHO seeks details from Russia on reported second lab worker with pneumonia

https://mins.news/en/item/89335

- Reuters, 2026-10-07 09:15 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/who-seeks-details-russia-media-reports-a-second-lab-worker-with-pneumonia-2026-10-07/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ac60d97a431ad00017b189f

> The World Health Organization said it had asked Russian authorities for information about media reports that a second laboratory employee had developed pneumonia of undetermined cause.

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