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A 28-year-old anti-plague institute employee dies in Russia’s Irkutsk region
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A 28-year-old employee at an anti-plague institute in Russia’s Irkutsk region died for reasons that remain unexplained. Reports say authorities in the region have ended quarantine restrictions that followed the death. The WHO says it does not yet have a complete understanding of the situation and has asked Moscow for more information.
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A 28-year-old worker at an anti-plague institute in Russia’s Irkutsk region died, and the reason remains unexplained.
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4 sources: Kursiv, Kyiv Post, Fox News, Mediazona
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- Kursiv · · ВОЗ запросила у России данные о втором заболевшем в противочумном институте (Original publication)
- Kyiv Post · · WHO Urges Russian Transparency After Second ‘Plague Worker’ Falls Ill (Original publication)
- Fox News · · Former CIA officer warns against trusting Russia's account of mysterious death in Siberia (Original publication)
- Mediazona · · Губернатор объявил о снятии карантина в Иркутской области из‑за смерти сотрудницы противочумного института (Original publication)
- Kyiv Post · · Russia Lifts Quarantine as WHO Seeks Plague Answers (Original publication)
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Kyiv Post states: Authorities in Russia’s Irkutsk region ended quarantine restrictions introduced following the unexplained death of a 28-year-old anti-plague institute employee.
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3 sources: Novaya Gazeta Europe, Anadolu Agency, Fox News
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- Novaya Gazeta Europe · · США направили РФ демарш из-за сокрытия смерти сотрудницы противочумного института в Иркутской области (Original publication)
- Anadolu Agency · · WHO seeks additional information from Russia after lab worker's death, reports of 2nd pneumonic plague case (Original publication)
- Fox News · · Former CIA officer warns against trusting Russia's account of mysterious death in Siberia (Original publication)
the WHO states: The WHO says it does not yet have a complete understanding of the situation in Russia’s Irkutsk region.
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2 sources: Novaya Gazeta Europe, Kyiv Post
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3 sources: Kursiv, Kyiv Post, Fox News
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- Kursiv · · ВОЗ запросила у России данные о втором заболевшем в противочумном институте (Original publication)
- Kyiv Post · · WHO Urges Russian Transparency After Second ‘Plague Worker’ Falls Ill (Original publication)
- Fox News · · Former CIA officer warns against trusting Russia's account of mysterious death in Siberia (Original publication)
the WHO states: The WHO asked Moscow to provide more information about the situation in Russia’s Irkutsk region.
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5 sources: Novaya Gazeta Europe, Kursiv, Anadolu Agency, Kyiv Post, Fox News
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- Novaya Gazeta Europe · · США направили РФ демарш из-за сокрытия смерти сотрудницы противочумного института в Иркутской области (Original publication)
- Kursiv · · ВОЗ запросила у России данные о втором заболевшем в противочумном институте (Original publication)
- Anadolu Agency · · WHO seeks additional information from Russia after lab worker's death, reports of 2nd pneumonic plague case (Original publication)
- Kyiv Post · · WHO Urges Russian Transparency After Second ‘Plague Worker’ Falls Ill (Original publication)
- Fox News · · Former CIA officer warns against trusting Russia's account of mysterious death in Siberia (Original publication)
- Kyiv Post · · Russia Lifts Quarantine as WHO Seeks Plague Answers (Original publication)
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Novaya Gazeta Europe
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Anadolu Agency
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Fox News
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Mediazona
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T2 · established media · company · international
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