# ‘Situation under control’: Russian authorities reassure public after plague reports in Siberia

https://mins.news/en/item/86453

- euronews, 2026-10-05 13:02 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/05/situation-under-control-russian-authorities-reassure-public-after-plague-reports-in-siberi

> The governor of Irkutsk says a laboratory assistant died from “pneumonia of unknown origin”. The Kremlin referred questions to Rospotrebnadzor, highlighting that “top professionals in this field work there”.

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