Russian Media Claims a Second Victim Has Died From 'Plague Outbreak'

Second Death Reported at Siberian Hospital Where Plague Lab Worker Died as Moscow Denies Outbreak

A reported second death at an Irkutsk hospital has intensified unverified plague claims, but Russian officials deny an outbreak and no plague infections have been confirmed among contacts.

'Black death plague kills second victim' as officials scramble to deny outbreak

In now deleted posts, Russian media claim a second person has died from plague in Irkutsk as the Kremlin urges Russians to trust only official health updates

Russian media claims a second victim has died from 'plague outbreak'

Panic broke out last week when a female laboratory technician died and hundreds of people she came into contact with were placed in quarantine.

Russia tells WHO there is no plague as lab death mystery remains

Moscow says there is no plague outbreak, but the cause of a researcher’s sudden death remains unresolved