Pakistan says plague risk ‘very low’ after suspected Siberia

happened 2 Octfirst published 8 Oct, 13:28

Confirmed Federal Health Minister said plague risk to remained 'very low'.¹
- Confirmed said were on alert at all points of entry.¹
- Confirmed said the could diagnose plague cases if required.¹
Russian authorities initially quarantined around 200 people who had been in contact with .¹
- Around 90% of the quarantined people had since been released.¹
Nearly 5,000 laboratory tests found no plague infections among 's contacts.¹
Confirmed Russian health authorities said there was no threat of an epidemic. Read with skepticism: record of concealment¹
- Russian health authorities began winding down precautionary measures.¹
Officials said the had not yet been fully briefed on the suspected Russian case.¹

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