Irkutsk, Russia, Oct 6, 2026 (AFP) - 'Nobody seems to care': Russian city shrugs off plague reports

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2026-10-07

Reports of a plague laboratory worker's death in Siberia have caused waves of speculation outside Russia, but in the city where she worked, many appeared unfazed. The laboratory worker's death was first reported on Friday. Several Russian media outlets reported she had died from pneumonic plague, a highly contagious form of the deadly disease, and that dozens of people had been quarantined. But Russian officials downplayed the reports this week,......

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