# Russian lab worker dies in suspected plague case, hospital quarantines: report

https://mins.news/en/item/86162

- TRT World, 2026-10-05 09:23 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.trtworld.com/article/c28477fa97a8

> A Russian laboratory worker has died in a suspected plague case and a hospital has imposed quarantine measures, according to a report. Authorities said the epidemiological situation in Irkutsk and nearby Shelekhov remained stable.

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