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Plague outbreak after Russian bio lab accident, hospitals quarantined
Original: Following a bio lab accident in Russia, which caused the breakout of the plague pathogen (pestis bacteria) and the death
Reports circulating online claim that an accident at a bio laboratory in Russia released the plague pathogen, killing at least one lab technician. According to the reports, five hospitals in the Irkutsk region have been placed under strict, non-voluntary quarantine in response to the outbreak. The claims are spreading widely, but no official confirmation of the accident or the quarantine measures has been verified.
Why now: Claims of a plague release from a Russian lab and forced hospital quarantines are alarming and unconfirmed, driving speculation.
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