Shelekhov residents describe rumours and panic after plague death

first published 6 Oct, 00:57

, 35, was kept in a maternity ward for four days for observation per the outlets, naming no source¹
- told (🇫🇷) the ward was closed to anyone entering or leaving per Oksana, via AFP (🇫🇷)¹
Claimed Shelekhov resident , 22, said her mother phoned her on the day died of plague, claiming 10 people had died. per Alexandra Iskalova, via AFP (🇫🇷) Read with skepticism: too early to know, contradicted¹
- (🇷🇺) told (🇫🇷) there were no official reports of deaths at the time per Alexandra Iskalova, via AFP (🇫🇷) Read with skepticism: no evidence shown¹
Claimed Shelekhov resident Alexandra Iskalova said she had read that the Shelekhov plague was "Hong Kong syphilis", caused by bears. per Alexandra Iskalova, via AFP (🇫🇷) Read with skepticism: too early to know¹
- (🇫🇷) reported that the disease was fictional, from a popular Russian TV show Read with skepticism: no evidence shown, too early to know¹
Claimed Iskalova said people panicked because no official statements had been made per Alexandra Iskalova, via AFP (🇫🇷)¹
Shelekhov resident said she no longer knew what to believe because of the volume of information about the plague. via AFP (🇫🇷)¹

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