President Donald Trump says he is concerned about a reported Russia outbreak of pneumonic plague and urges monitoring while officials investigate

A suspected plague outbreak has erupted in Russia — killing a young lab worker, forcing nearly 200 people into isolation and triggering accusations that Vladimir Putin’s regime is trying to keep the infection’s possible spread under wraps.

Russia has declared a Covid-style plague quarantine in Siberia after a lab worker died and Putin's government has been accused of a cover up.

Health guidance outlines key differences between plague and other infectious diseases after a suspected Russian case.

Hundreds of people were placed into quarantine following her death

The right-hand cronies, Anton Vaino, the head of presidential administration, and his deputy Sergei Kiriyenko, were struck by the illness after reportedly failing tests, according to the Telegram channel. Anyone meeting with Putin is required to have a coronavirus test, and he is said to require even extensive quarantines for officials.