Irkutsk governor says plague contacts show no symptoms and negative tests (🇷🇺) Russia

• Irkutsk region Governor Igor Kobzev (🇷🇺) said a suspected case of a "particularly dangerous infection" had emerged. per Igor Kobzev (🇷🇺) Read with skepticism: record of concealment¹ 1
• Irkutsk governor Igor Kobzev said on Telegram on 2 October that he had met the Rospotrebnadzor (🇷🇺) chief to coordinate emergency plague containment measures in the Irkutsk region. per Igor Kobzev (🇷🇺) Read with skepticism: record of concealment¹ 1
• Kobzev said all identified contacts had been placed under medical observation and showed no signs of illness. Read with skepticism: no evidence shown, record of concealment¹ 1
  • Kobzev said laboratory test results for the contacts were negative as of 2 October. per Igor Kobzev (🇷🇺) Read with skepticism: no evidence shown¹ 1
• Daria Shipilova was hospitalised in Shelekhov on 29 September with severe pneumonia symptoms.¹ 1
  • Daria Shipilova was placed on ventilator support in the Shelekhov hospital.¹ 1
  • Daria Shipilova died on 1 October.¹ 1
• Public events in Irkutsk were cancelled, according to local media. per local media (🇷🇺) Read with skepticism: unnamed source¹ 1

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