Suspected case of pneumonic plague investigated and hospitals isolated in Irkutsk

Also reported as: CentralAsia: Quarantine imposed in several hospitals in Irkutsk amid suspected plague; Drew a response: Russia confirmed that people in quarantine tested negative for plague 🎦

• Liudi Baikala (🇷🇺) reported quarantine measures at hospitals in Irkutsk region over a suspected pneumonic plague case.¹
  • Liudi Baikala (🇷🇺) reported strict restrictions in inpatient wards and a ban on family visits at quarantined hospitals.¹
  • Liudi Baikala (🇷🇺) could not confirm that all Irkutsk hospitals were closed.¹
• Meduza (🇱🇻) reported that a 28-year-old female laboratory worker died at a hospital in Shelekhov.¹
  • Meduza (🇱🇻) reported that Daria Shipilova worked for the Irkutsk and Far East plague research institute.¹
• Igor Kobzev (🇷🇺) held an emergency meeting over a suspected highly dangerous infection in a regional resident.¹
  • Igor Kobzev (🇷🇺) did not identify the suspected infection.¹
• Confirmed Igor Kobzev (🇷🇺) said contacts of the suspected infection patient were under medical observation.¹
  • Confirmed Igor Kobzev (🇷🇺) said none of the suspected infection patient's contacts had symptoms and all tests were negative.¹
• A regional health service source told Liudi Baikala (🇷🇺) that no official document listed a pneumonic plague diagnosis.¹

The reports (1)

• Suspected case of pneumonic plague investigated and hospitals isolated in IrkutskLa Voz de Michoacán (🇲🇽) · Spanish · 6 Oct, 04:10