US advises citizens to leave Russia over plague concerns

• Confirmed The US State Department (🇺🇸) advised US citizens in Russia to leave the country immediately.¹
  • Confirmed The US State Department (🇺🇸)'s advice against travel to Russia remained in force.¹
  • Confirmed The US State Department (🇺🇸) urged people planning trips to Russia to cancel them.¹
• Confirmed The US Embassy in Russia (🇺🇸) said media had reported a possible pulmonary plague case in the Irkutsk region.¹
  • The media reports described a person dying in the possible case.¹
• A woman died on 2 October, according to the report.¹
  • Daria Shipilova was 27.¹
• Quarantine measures were introduced in the Irkutsk region and several hospitals in Irkutsk were closed.¹
• Claimed One version said Daria Shipilova accidentally broke a tube containing plague bacteria in a laboratory on 25 September.¹
• Donald Trump (🇺🇸) said US officials were holding in-depth discussions about a possible plague outbreak in Russia.¹

The reports (2)

• US reinforces warning about pneumonic plague and advises people to leave RussiaDOL (🇧🇷) · Portuguese · 8 Oct, 09:56
• The US urges its citizens to leave Russia immediately, fearing a plague outbreakNralv (🇱🇻) · Latvian · 8 Oct, 12:49