A 28-year-old employee of an anti-plague institute died in the Irkutsk region, leading authorities to quarantine 200 people who had contact with her, while denying any threat of plague, stating that pneumonia was the cause of death.

A 28-year-old employee of an anti-plague institute died in the Irkutsk region, leading authorities to quarantine 200 people who had contact with her, while denying any threat of plague, stating that pneumonia was the cause of death.

@meduzalive 06 Oct 2026, 17:15

In Irkutsk, the death of a laboratory technician researching the plague has sparked rumors of a potential outbreak of pneumonic plague, while authorities deny any infection.

@varlamov_news 06 Oct 2026, 11:45

No new cases of suspected plague have been reported in the Irkutsk region, with 60% of those who contacted the deceased laboratory technician declared healthy, and the sanitary-epidemiological situation remains calm.

@mash 06 Oct 2026, 10:00