The website of the Russian Federal Service for Consumer Protection and Public Welfare Supervision published news that after a staff member of the Irkutsk Siberian and Far East Plague Prevention Research Institute died due to “unexplained pneumonia,” there was a second case among people who had contact with him. The agency stated that this news was untrue. According to the news, medical observation of all contacts of the above staff has been completed, and no health abnormalities related to infectious diseases have been detected. Nearly 5,000 laboratory test results did not reveal any dangerous pathogenic microorganisms.

The website of the Russian Federal Service for Consumer Protection and Public Welfare Supervision published news that after a staff member of the Irkutsk Siberian and Far East Plague Prevention Research Institute died due to “unexplained pneumonia,” a second case occurred among people who had contact with him. The agency stated that this news was untrue. According to the news, medical observation of all contacts of the above staff has been completed, and no health abnormalities related to infectious diseases have been detected. Nearly 5,000 laboratory test results did not reveal any dangerous pathogenic microorganisms.