Report: Second Victim Dies From 'Plague Outbreak' in Russia
Baikalsk urged residents to avoid Shelekhov after unofficial reports of a confirmed plague case and a deleted warning message.
- Local media reported Tuesday that a second person has died from plague in Russia's Irkutsk region, though authorities have not publicly acknowledged this fatality amid mounting outbreak fears.
- Laboratory worker Daria Shipilova, 28, died on October 2 after reportedly breaking a test tube containing live bacteria at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in Siberia.
- Authorities in Baikalsk warned residents on October 3 to avoid traveling to Shelekhov due to "unofficial information about a confirmed case of plague," while REN TV and Kommersant removed their reports.
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov urged the public to rely only on official Rospotrebnadzor statements, while US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on Russia to disclose information, monitoring "hour by hour."
- Neighboring Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan tightened health controls amid the reports, while online searches for "plague" surged 5,000 per cent from last year, according to The Times.
15 Articles
15 Articles
Russia Accused of Covering Up Plague Outbreak After Travel Warnings and Lab Death Reports Vanish
Internewscast Internewscast Russian authorities are facing accusations of withholding information about an alleged plague… This Post: Russia Accused of Covering Up Plague Outbreak After Travel Warnings and Lab Death Reports Vanish first appeared on Internewscast
Russia accused of covering up plague outbreak — as travel warnings and news of lab death disappear
Russian officials have been accused of covering up details of a reported plague outbreak in Siberia, after official travel warnings to the affected zone were published and then deleted hours later.
A second person died in Irkutsk on full alert on suspicion of pneumonic plague after the death of an investigator.
Russian Media Report Second Death Amid Suspected Plague Outbreak in Siberia
Russian media reported on October 6 that a second person had died amid an alleged plague outbreak in Russia’s Irkutsk region, while federal health authorities continued to deny that an outbreak exists.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 64% of the sources lean Right
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
