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Putin covers up black death plague outbreak as women dies and hundreds quarantined
What happened
A laboratory assistant, Daria Shipilova, has died at Shelekhov District Hospital, which is now under quarantine, following an outbreak linked to the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute. Top doctors have been sent to the area, and public events have been cancelled. A further 189 people are under lockdown suffering with symptoms.
Why it matters
The situation has raised concerns about the handling of the outbreak, with some comparing the authorities' reaction to that in China during the Covid outbreak. The quarantine and lockdown measures have been put in place to prevent the spread of the disease.
Key facts
- Russia's chief infectious diseases doctor, Anna Popova, has travelled to Irkutsk in Siberia to take charge of the situation.
- The outbreak has forced the cancellation of public events in the region.
- A further 189 people are under lockdown suffering with symptoms.
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