9 (Xinhua) -- The Russian city of Irkutsk is lifting preventive measures following the death of a laboratory worker from pneumonia of unknown origin, as the epidemiological situation in the Irkutsk region remains stable and poses no health risks.
The Trump administration says it's monitoring reports of the suspected plague in Russia and plans to screen the trickle of travelers arriving from the affected region ... .
There are no epidemic risks to the population of the city of Irkutsk and the Irkutsk region,” it said ... The watchdog said Monday that the sanitary and epidemiological situation in Irkutsk was “calm.”.
“Life goes on as usual in Irkutsk,” another local told The Moscow Times on Wednesday ... “There are no epidemic risks for the population of Irkutsk and the Irkutsk region,” the health watchdog said.
Hidden files have exposed how the Soviet Union spent decades covering up its building building and stockpiling of biological weapons, as experts raise concerns after Russia lab plague death ....
The death of a worker from the lab last week caused concern worldwide and is said to have killed at least one other person since and has many curious about the Siberian lab ....
Darya Shipilova, a 28-year-old Russian laboratory technician, who died on October 2, 2026, after developing severe pneumonia while employed at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in Siberia... Irkutsk region, Siberia.
It is one of the deadliest infections known to medicine - capable of destroying the lungs, causing vital organs to shut down and killing even a healthy person within days ....