Second death from plague reported at a quarantine hospital in Siberia; alarm grows

Also reported as: Report raises a possible second death; Drew a response: The Pulmonology Society urges people not to panic or confuse viral respiratory infections

• Russian media (🇷🇺) reported a second death from plague at a hospital in Irkutsk region.¹
  • Daily Mail (🇬🇧) said official authorities had not confirmed the second death.¹
• The first plague victim was a 28-year-old female laboratory worker.¹
  • Daria Shipilova died at a hospital in Shelekhov on 2 October.¹
  • Daria Shipilova worked as a laboratory technician at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute (🇷🇺).¹
• Claimed Russian reports (🇷🇺) said Daria Shipilova accidentally broke a bottle containing live plague bacteria on 25 September.¹
• Denied The authorities said no accident involving pathogenic microorganisms had occurred at the institute involved in the plague outbreak in Russia's Irkutsk region.¹
• About 197 of Daria Shipilova's contacts were placed under medical observation.¹

The reports (1)

• Second death from plague reported at a quarantine hospital in Siberia; alarm growsabcnews.al (🇦🇱) · 6 Oct, 15:15