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Russia screens passengers on Irkutsk flight amid plague fears
Original: RE: https:// mastodon.social/@MAKS23/117389 140744755947 Great… just great. Russian authorities checking the temperature
Russian authorities are checking the temperature of passengers on a flight from Irkutsk, in Siberia. The screening comes after reports of a worker's death near a laboratory in the region, prompting concerns about plague. Observers online reacted with alarm, noting the episode revives worries about disease outbreaks and the discredited bioweapons-lab narratives around Russia.
Why now: News of a possible plague-linked death and passenger screening has raised fears of a new outbreak
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- RE: https:// mastodon.social/@MAKS23/117389 140744755947 Great… just great. Russian authorities checking the temperature of passengers on a flight from Irkutsk (near the bioweapons lab with the death of a worker) # russia # pandemic # plague # weNeedMoreBadThings · chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca · 12
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