Lab worker ‘possibly’ dies of plague in Siberia, prompting quarantine measures
Darya Shipilova died on the night of 2 October at a regional hospital in Shelekhov. Photograph: Social MediaView image in fullscreenDarya Shipilova died on the night of 2 October at a regional hospital in Shelekhov. Unconfirmed reports circulating in Russian media have suggested Shipilova, who was in her late twenties, may have been infected at work after an accident at the laboratory.
- ▪Darya Shipilova died on the night of 2 October at a regional hospital in Shelekhov.
- ▪Photograph: Social MediaView image in fullscreenDarya Shipilova died on the night of 2 October at a regional hospital in Shelekhov.
- ▪Unconfirmed reports circulating in Russian media have suggested Shipilova, who was in her late twenties, may have been infected at work after an accident at the laboratory.
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Darya Shipilova died on the night of 2 October at a regional hospital in Shelekhov. Photograph: Social MediaView image in fullscreenDarya Shipilova died on the night of 2 October at a regional hospital in Shelekhov. Photograph: Social MediaRussiaLab worker ‘possibly’ dies of plague in Siberia, prompting quarantine measuresPrecautions in place in several hospitals in eastern Russia amid uncertainty over death of Darya ShipilovaPjotr Sauer and Luke HardingMon 5 Oct 2026 06.47 EDTLast modified on Mon 5 Oct 2026 07.10 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleSeveral hospitals in Siberia have been placed under quarantine after the death of a woman who worked at an anti-plague institute.Darya Shipilova, an employee at an institute in the eastern city of Irkutsk, died on the night of 2 October at a…
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