Irkutsk authorities report lifting plague quarantine

In response to: Alarm in Siberia: Maternity hospital tests pregnant women for plague after researcher’s

• Confirmed Rospotrebnadzor (🇷🇺) ended preventive measures in Irkutsk region on 8 October.^{1 2 3 5}
  • Confirmed Medical monitoring of all contacts ended, Governor Igor Kobzev (🇷🇺) said. per Igor Kobzev (🇷🇺), via AFP^{2 4 7} 4
  • Confirmed Rospotrebnadzor (🇷🇺) reported nearly 5,000 tests without dangerous pathogens.^{4 5 9 10}
• Confirmed Igor Kobzev (🇷🇺) said no infectious-disease-related health problems were detected among contacts. per Igor Kobzev (🇷🇺), via AFP Read with skepticism: record of concealment, no evidence shown^{7 8} 3
• Denied Rospotrebnadzor (🇷🇺) denied reports of a second plague case in Irkutsk region. Read with skepticism: record of concealment^{1 5 9}
• Confirmed Rospotrebnadzor (🇷🇺) said inspectors found no accident or safety breach at the anti-plague institute. Read with skepticism: record of concealment^{1 2 3 4 +1}
• UNN reported WHO (🇺🇳) still lacked enough information to assess risks in Irkutsk region.^{9 10}

The reports (16)

• Russia declared the sanitary measures in Irkutsk concluded and ruled out epidemiological risk after the death of a scientistInfobae · Spanish · 8 Oct, 20:11
• Russia ends health measures over a suspected case of plagueDeutsche Welle (🇩🇪) · Spanish · 8 Oct, 19:49
• Russia declares the health protocol for the pneumonic plague outbreak closedLibertad Digital · Spanish · 8 Oct, 18:51
• “It was a test…”: Irkutsk governor announces lifting of quarantine after an employee of the anti-plague institute diesHaqqin.az (🇦🇿) · Russian · 8 Oct, 19:41
• A second case of plague is said to have appeared in the Irkutsk region. Russian authorities deny it and, moreover, have lifted the quarantineZiare.com · Romanian · 8 Oct, 19:53
• Russia has lifted the quarantine imposed over suspected plague cases«Ազատ Եվրոպա/Ազատություն» Ռադիոկայան (🇦🇲) · Armenian · 8 Oct, 17:19
• Russia says all clear after contact tracing in reported plague caseCNA (🇸🇬) · 8 Oct, 21:54
• Russian authorities issue statement on quarantine after suspected plague caseГЛАВКОМ (🇺🇦) · Ukrainian · 8 Oct, 18:03
• The plague issue in Irkutsk — officials say there is absolutely no cause for fearMusavatcom · 8 Oct, 21:30
• Quarantine lifted in Irkutsk, where a laboratory worker may have died of plaguelrt.lt (🇱🇹) · Lithuanian · 8 Oct, 18:58
• Russia has allegedly already overcome the plague and lifted the quarantine, although the WHO still does not know what happenedUkrainian National News (UNN) (🇺🇦) · 8 Oct, 20:45
• Russia lifts quarantine in Irkutsk region, where lab worker allegedly died of plagueYahoo News (🇺🇸) · 8 Oct, 18:33
• In Russia, they have supposedly already defeated the plague and lifted quarantine, although the WHO still doesn't know what happenedУкраинские Национальные Новости (УНН) (🇺🇦) · Russian · 8 Oct, 20:45
• +++ 22:27 Nach Pest-Verdacht in Sibirien: Behörden beenden laut Berichten Quarantäne in Irkutsk +++Ntv Nachrichten (🇩🇪) · German · 7 Oct, 22:01
• Mystery as Russia lifts quarantine after scientist ‘killed by plague’ but death remains shrouded in secrecythesun.ie (🇮🇪) · 8 Oct, 21:02
• Russia concludes preventive measures ahead of a possible pneumonic outbreakefe.com · Spanish · 8 Oct, 21:00