Russia plague: What do we know? | BBC News

BBCニュースのこの動画は、ロシア・シベリアで広がった疫病への懸念を取り上げています。ロシア当局は、ペスト研究所で働いていた労働者の死亡を調査しており、死因は肺炎だとしています。オンライン上では肺ペストが原因ではないかとの憶測が広まりましたが、ロシア当局はこれを否定し、大流行の危険はないと述べています。BBCの健康担当記者ジム・リードと、The Global Storyのトリスタン・レドマンによる対話形式で、現状と懸念の背景、コロナ禍が人々の不安に与えた影響、そして世界が感染拡大に備えられているかを解説しています。

• ロシアのペスト研究所の労働者が死亡し、当局は死因を肺炎としている
• オンライン上の肺ペスト説について、ロシア当局は否定している
• 動画では、この話題がどのように広まったか、WHOの対応、ペストの種類、米国のWHO脱退、コロナ後の備えについて扱っている

A plague scare in Siberia has become a Rorschach test for public health fears in a post-Covid world. Russian officials are investigating the death of a worker at a plague research laboratory. They say she died of pneumonia. But speculation online has suggested she may have died from pneumonic plague. Russian authorities deny this and say there is no risk of an outbreak. So why has the story sparked so much alarm? And how has the legacy of the Covid pandemic played into people's fears of another global health crisis? The BBC’s health reporter, Jim Reed, joins The Global Story’s Tristan Redman to explain what we know about the case in Russia – and whether the world is prepared for a potential outbreak. Subscribe to our channel here: https://bbc.in/bbcnews For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com/news #PneumonicPlague #Outbreak #GlobalStory #Russia #Covid #BBCNews 0:00 Why are people worried about a plague outbreak in Russia? 0:47 Introduction to Jim Reed, BBC Health Reporter 1:29 Where is this outbreak in Russia? 4:58 What have the Russian authorities said? 5:27 How has this been covered around the world? 7:52 How have the WHO reacted? 10:10 What is plague and the different types of plague? 13:19 What is the pneumonic plague? 14:58 How common is pneumonic plague? 17:23 What is Donald Trump saying about the outbreak? 19:00 How has the US's withdrawal from the WHO affected how the WHO are dealing with it? 20:49 The contrast between this outbreak and Ebola 23:23 Since Covid are we better equipped to deal with pandemics? Subscribe to our channel here: https://bbc.in/bbcnews For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com/news #PneumonicPlague #Outbreak #GlobalStory #Russia #Covid #BBCNews Chapters: 0:00 Why are people worried about a plague outbreak in Russia? 0:47 Introduction to Jim Reed, BBC Health Reporter 1:29 Where is this outbreak in Russia? 4:58 What have the Russian authorities said? 5:27 How has this been covered around the world? 7:52 How have the WHO reacted? 10:10 What is plague and the different types of plague? 13:19 What is the pneumonic plague? 14:58 How common is pneumonic plague? 17:23 What is Donald Trump saying about the outbreak? 19:00 How has the US's withdrawal from the WHO affected how the WHO are dealing with it? 20:49 The contrast between this outbreak and Ebola 23:23 Since Covid are we better equipped to deal with pandemics?