Reports of 2nd Case Linked to Siberian Plague Lab Are False: Russian Regulator
Multiple outlets said a second worker from the anti-plague institute had died.
TL;DR
- Russia's health regulator denies reports of a second illness linked to a Siberian plague research lab.
- The regulator calls the reports "fake information circulating on social media."
- All contacts of the deceased worker were checked and showed no signs of illness.
- Nearly 5,000 laboratory tests found no dangerous pathogenic microorganisms.
- A worker at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute died on Oct. 2 from pneumonia of unknown etiology.