Russia Says No Plague Cases After Death of Lab Worker
The woman was diagnosed with pneumonia of unknown origin, authorities said.
TL;DR
- No plague cases have been detected in the Siberian city of Irkutsk.
- Russian authorities confirmed this information to the World Health Organization (WHO).
- The statement comes after a woman who worked at a plague research facility died.
- No infectious diseases were reported among staff at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in the last 10 days, except for COVID-19 and rhinovirus cases.