healthIrkutsk, Russia
Russia faces scrutiny over suspected plague death and reporting
A laboratory worker near Irkutsk died on October 2 after severe pneumonia of unknown origin amid unconfirmed pneumonic plague reports. Russia denied plague cases, while WHO sought information and questioned why Russia did not directly report the death.
28years
The deceased woman was identified by local media as 28-year-old laboratory technician Darya Shipilova.