Plague scare: Russia’s neighbors took action

Also reported as: Central Asian states tighten border health measures; Also reported as: Russia's neighbours increase infection controls

• Countries neighbouring Russia took preventive action after a suspected plague case in Russia.¹
  • Kyrgyzstan tightened health checks at border crossings.¹
  • Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan announced preventive measures.¹
  • Mongolia had earlier tightened precautions along its borders with Russia.¹
• A woman laboratory worker was reported to have died of suspected pneumonic plague in Irkutsk region.¹
• Nearly 200 people who had contact with the deceased laboratory worker were under observation.¹
• Some facilities at the Shelekhov city hospital (🇷🇺) were closed.¹
  • Daria Shipilova, a laboratory worker, died at the Shelekhov city hospital (🇷🇺).¹
• Confirmed Russian authorities told WHO (🇺🇳) that no plague had been identified in Irkutsk city.¹
• Marco Rubio (🇺🇸) called on Russia to share more information about the suspected plague case.¹

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• Plague scare: Russia’s neighbors took actionIltalehti_fi (🇫🇮) · Finnish · 6 Oct, 12:56