Plague Institute Worker Dies in Siberia, Prompting Quarantines
A laboratory worker at a plague research institute in Siberia has died under undisclosed circumstances. Authorities have quarantined dozens of people, and Russia's health watchdog chief is traveling to the region.
A laboratory worker at a plague research institute in Siberia became ill and died in undisclosed circumstances, prompting authorities to quarantine dozens of people and leading the head of Russia's health watchdog to travel to the Irkutsk region. The death has fueled public health fears on social media.