Russia denies it imposed anti-epidemic measures after the death of a lab worker

- Russian authorities denied on Tuesday that they are imposing anti-epidemic measures after a lab technician reportedly died of the disease

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that his country was looking at the situation "very strongly" and would "help them as much as we can".

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday demanded that Russia be "transparent" about the situation

- An international conference on epidemics and other infectious diseases will meanwhile be held in Irkutsk on October 21-22

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