Russia has not confirmed plague infection in Siberian institute worker
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- Russian authorities had not confirmed plague infection in the worker who died in . Read with skepticism: record of concealment1
- Confirmed (🇷🇺) said tests found no microorganisms linked to the worker's professional activities.1
- Claimed Local accounts alleged a 28-year-old technician may have broken a tube containing pneumonic plague bacteria.1
- The hospital was placed under quarantine after the worker's death.1
- The hospital laboratory halted operations.1
- Identified contacts were put under medical observation.1
- Confirmed Authorities said anti-epidemic measures were under way and public events in were cancelled.1
- Confirmed (🇷🇺) described the region's sanitary and epidemiological situation as stable. Read with skepticism: record of concealment1