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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Shweta Sharma

Hong Kong steps up checks for plague for Russia arrivals after lab worker’s death in Siberia

Hong Kong’s health authorities have begun screening for visitors at the airport and ports from Russia after a lab worker died from severe pneumonia of undetermined cause at a plague research laboratory in Siberia.

Hong Kong’s public health agency, Centre for Health Protection (CHP), issued a precautionary alert to strengthen health surveillance at airports and ports for passengers arriving from Russia.

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