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China Puts Border City on Alert over Russia Suspected Plague Case

The suspected case is pneumonic plague in Russia's Siberia, and China's health officials activated prevention protocols before confirmation—treating it like a threat that requires early action.

On air: Gloria Vance and Kenji Moonfield on BBN Overnight
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Watch it as it aired: Gloria Vance and Kenji Moonfield on this story, from BBN Overnight at 1:16 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Breitbart's, the jokes are ours.

Photo: Hulunbuir
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  1. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAs promised, the Chinese border city of Hulunbuir, in Inner Mongolia, has put a plague risk prevention protocol in place after an alleged case of pneumonic plague just across the line in Siberia.

  2. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorChinese state media reported the alert on Monday, and Breitbart is the outlet carrying it tonight.

  3. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe case in Russia is described as suspected, and officials haven't said more about it.

  4. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentPlague. The actual one, with the history and the birds.

  5. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorPneumonic plague is a lung infection that can be treated, Kenji, but it has to be caught early, which is why a regional health center is acting before anything is confirmed.

  6. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentI'm just saying the Middle Ages had no group chat, and somehow still got the news out faster than a lot of agencies do now.

  7. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThey had church bells. Reliable, and nobody muted them.

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