Armenia considers traveller screening

• Confirmed Health Minister Anahit Avanesyan said Armenia monitored a suspected pneumonic plague case in Russia.¹ 1
  • Confirmed Anahit Avanesyan said Armenia formed an operational working group to follow developments.¹ 1
  • Confirmed Anahit Avanesyan said Armenia could screen arriving passengers if the threat increased.¹ 1
  • Confirmed Anahit Avanesyan said Armenia was prepared to check arriving passengers' temperatures if the threat increased.¹ 1
• Anahit Avanesyan said the WHO (🇺🇳) assessed the risk from the suspected Irkutsk case as moderate to low.¹ 1
  • Anahit Avanesyan said the risk across Russia was low.¹ 1
  • Anahit Avanesyan said the risk to the WHO European Region was very low.¹ 1
• Daria Shipilova died in Russia on October 2.¹ 1
  • Daria Shipilova was 28 and worked at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute (🇷🇺). per the outlets, naming no source¹ 1
• Daria Shipilova's cause of death had not been officially confirmed. per the outlets, naming no source¹ 1
  • Russian authorities described Daria Shipilova's cause of death as pneumonia of unknown etiology. per an unnamed official¹ 1
• About 200 people were placed under medical observation. per an unnamed official¹ 1

The reports (1)

• Armenia Prepares for Possible Traveler Screenings After Suspected Plague Case in RussiaThe Armenian Report · 7 Oct, 22:03