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Russia quarantines 200 contacts, seals five hospitals after death

By Drooid · Oct 8, 2026, 7:08 PM UTC · How we work

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Rospotrebnadzor quarantined over 200 contacts and sealed five hospitals after lab worker Darya Shipilova died.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director Robert Redfield warned outbreak involves a manipulated plague strain resistant to antibiotics.
U.S. Embassy in Moscow renewed a Level 4 travel advisory urging citizens to leave Russia immediately.
World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Union have asked Russia for information while sequencing results are expected within days.

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Rospotrebnadzor quarantined over 200 contacts and sealed five hospitals after lab worker Darya Shipilova died.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director Robert Redfield warned outbreak involves a manipulated plague strain resistant to antibiotics.
U.S. Embassy in Moscow renewed a Level 4 travel advisory urging citizens to leave Russia immediately.
World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Union have asked Russia for information while sequencing results are expected within days.