Indonesia's health ministry raises vigilance at entry points over Russian case (🇮🇩)

first published 6 Oct 2026, 10:41

Confirmed (🇮🇩) increased vigilance over the case.¹
- Confirmed Vigilance is focused on 's entry points. per the outlets, naming no source¹
- Confirmed (🇮🇩), head of the ministry's communication bureau, made the statement on 6 October 2026. per Aji Muhawarman (🇮🇩)¹
Confirmed 's , hospitals, public health laboratories and health offices are enhancing preparedness. per Aji Muhawarman (🇮🇩)¹
Confirmed 's government had not received official notification of the incident.¹
Confirmed Indonesia's health ministry said international health alerts are typically communicated through the IHR National Focal Point or the Event Information Site.
Reports said the laboratory worker accidentally broke an ampoule containing Yersinia pestis on 25 September 2026. Read with skepticism: unnamed source, contradicted¹
At least 200 close contacts of the laboratory worker were reported quarantined.¹

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