Russian authorities open probe into laboratory biosafety (🇷🇺)

• Authorities launched a criminal probe into biosafety compliance at the facility. per the outlets, naming no source¹ 1
  • The probe concerned biosafety compliance at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute (🇷🇺). per the outlets, naming no source Read with skepticism: unnamed source¹ 1
• Officials placed nearly 200 people under medical observation across multiple facilities in Irkutsk region.¹ 1
• Claimed Alexey Tsydenov (🇷🇺) identified the cause of death as a form of plague. per Alexey Tsydenov (🇷🇺), via The Moscow Times (🇷🇺) Read with skepticism: too early to know, record of concealment¹ 1

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