# Russia denies plague death but quarantines hundreds without explanation

https://mins.news/en/item/88189

- euronews, 2026-10-06 14:34 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/06/russia-denies-plague-death-but-quarantines-hundreds-without-explanation

> Rospotrebnadzor said 28-year-old Darya Shipilova died from “pneumonia of unknown aetiology” and had no work-related link to the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute. Despite that, authorities quarantined her contacts, confined 60 colleagues at the facility and restricted access to hospitals, including a maternity ward.

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