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Russia quarantines Siberia hospital after plague lab worker dies of unknown pneumonia

Russian authorities have implemented a quarantine at a hospital where a lab technician died from pneumonia. The woman had worked at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in Siberia and raised concerns about a potential infectious disease. Health officials are monitoring individuals who had contact with her and have not confirmed…

The Economic Times · 19h ago

Doctor who helped lead US response through COVID calls Russia lab outbreak ‘concerning’

Federal health agencies and the State Department are monitoring reports out of eastern Russia following the death of a laboratory worker

The Independent UK · Oct 5

Plague panic: Russia says "situation under control"

Reports on Friday that plague had killed a 28-year-old woman named Darya Shipilova, who had been working for the anti-plague institute in Siberia's Irkutsk region, sparked alarm. The news outlet People of Baikal, citing sources close to the regional security services, said she may have contracted pneumonic plague from a…

The Economic Times · Oct 5

White House monitoring suspected plague death after 190 people quarantined in Russia

Trump administration ‘assessing options’ following death of laboratory technician Darya Shipilova, who reportedly contracted severe pneumonia after breaking a test tube

The Independent UK · Oct 5

Russia's pneumonic plague scare: Nearly 200 quarantined after lab worker's death

Nearly 200 people have been placed under medical observation in Russia's Irkutsk region after a laboratory worker died following severe pneumonia, with reports suggesting she may have contracted plague at a research facility in Siberia. Russian authorities, however, have not publicly confirmed that the woman died from pneumonic plague and…

The Times of India · Oct 5

Russian lab worker dies of suspected plague after ‘being exposed to virus by broken test tube’

Darya Shipilova is said to have been exposed to the pathogen while working at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in Siberia

The Independent UK · Oct 4

Has plague returned to Siberia? Panic in Russia after death of lab worker

A female staff member at an anti-plague institute in the Irkutsk region who died amid rumours of a "black death" outbreak was diagnosed with "pneumonia of unknown origin". Rospotrebnadzor insists that the situation in the region is "stable".

Euronews · Oct 4

'Black Death Cover-up?' Scientist Dies in Siberia as Russia's Secrecy Fuels Claims of a Mystery Plague Case

A 28-year-old technician at Siberia's Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute has died after a suspected plague infection, prompting multiple measures and questions over official transparency.

International Business Times UK · Oct 4

Ukrainian strike ignites Russian oil refinery as Putin acknowledges 'difficult period'

Debris from downed Ukrainian drones sparked a blaze at a major oil refinery in Russia on Sunday, according to local authorities. This comes as Russian President Vladimir Putin said that his country was “going through a difficult period”. In recent months, Ukraine has stepped up its long-range attacks on Russian…

France 24 · Jun 28

Russia launches deadly air strike on Kryvyi Rih in central Ukraine, local governor says

Russian air strikes hit several buildings in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih early Tuesday, leaving at least eleven dead and dozens wounded, local authorities said, as drone and missile attacks were reported in Kyiv and other cities. Follow our live blog for the latest updates on the war…

France 24 · Jun 13, 2023