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Irkutsk Quarantines Hospitals After Technician Dies of Unknown Pneumonia

By Drooid · Oct 5, 2026, 10:03 PM UTC · How we work

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Irkutsk regional authorities quarantined hospitals after technician Darya Shipilova died of unknown-origin pneumonia.
Rospotrebnadzor head Anna Popova flew to Irkutsk for an emergency meeting on the case.
Governor Igor Kobzev said about 200 contacts under observation remain asymptomatic.
Tests on the contacts showed no plague bacteria.
U.S. State Department said the United States is monitoring the case with the CDC.

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Irkutsk regional authorities quarantined hospitals after technician Darya Shipilova died of unknown-origin pneumonia.
Rospotrebnadzor head Anna Popova flew to Irkutsk for an emergency meeting on the case.
Governor Igor Kobzev said about 200 contacts under observation remain asymptomatic.
Tests on the contacts showed no plague bacteria.
U.S. State Department said the United States is monitoring the case with the CDC.