Russia Says WHO Was Notified of Siberian Plague Lab Worker's Death

• Confirmed Dmitry Peskov (🇷🇺) said Russia notified the WHO (🇺🇳) about Daria Shipilova’s death.¹
• A 28-year-old female laboratory worker died on October 2 after developing pneumonia.¹
  • Daria Shipilova became ill in late September.¹
  • Daria Shipilova worked at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and the Far East (🇷🇺).¹
• Confirmed Rospotrebnadzor (🇷🇺) described Daria Shipilova’s illness as pneumonia of unknown origin. Read with skepticism: record of concealment¹
• Confirmed Russian officials said no evidence showed a plague outbreak in the Irkutsk region. Read with skepticism: record of concealment¹
• Confirmed Rospotrebnadzor (🇷🇺) said testing found no evidence that work-related pathogens caused Daria Shipilova’s illness. Read with skepticism: record of concealment¹
• Authorities placed Daria Shipilova’s contacts under medical observation.¹
  • Authorities quarantined the hospital where Daria Shipilova died.¹
  • Confirmed Russian health officials said contact tests found no plague or other dangerous infectious pathogen.¹

The reports (4)

• Explainer-What do we know about plague institute lab worker’s death in Russia?Internazionale (🇮🇹) · 6 Oct, 13:07
• Russia Says WHO Was Notified of Siberian Plague Lab Worker's DeathColombia News, International Stories · 7 Oct, 18:48
• A WHO employee has died of plague in Russia; 60 of their coworkers have been isolatedMusavatcom · 7 Oct, 18:15
• A Case of Plague Death in Irkutsk / Fake Documents and 3 Measures for Infectious Disease BCP｜JITE.NEWS.jpNote（ノート） · 7 Oct, 18:05