White House ‘monitoring’ suspected plague outbreak in Russia after lab worker dead, hundreds quarantined
The White House is monitoring a suspected plague outbreak in Russia following the death of a laboratory worker in the Irkutsk region. Russian authorities have quarantined hundreds of individuals and canceled public events, though they have not officially confirmed the cause of death. Senior epidemiologists have questioned the official narrative of a broken test tube, suggesting the possibility of a cover-up.
- ▪Daria Shipilova, a 28-year-old researcher at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute, died after reportedly breaking a test tube containing the plague pathogen.
- ▪Russian officials quarantined an entire hospital and placed scores of contacts under medical observation, with all identified contacts testing negative for the disease.
- ▪Regional Governor Igor Kobzev canceled all public events in the area and referred to the incident as a dangerous infectious disease without specifying the pathogen.
- ▪Anna Popova, head of Russia's public-health watchdog, traveled from Moscow to the region to assess the situation amid fears of a lab leak.
- ▪Senior epidemiologist Mikhail Favorov criticized the broken test tube explanation, arguing that protective gear makes such an infection unlikely and implying a potential cover-up.
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US News White House ‘monitoring’ suspected plague outbreak in Russia after lab worker dead, hundreds quarantined By Patrick Reilly Published Oct. 5, 2026, 7:31 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Make New York Post a Preferred Source <style>.google-preferred-sources{display:none}</style> (function() { var overlay = document.getElementById("nyp-player-lcp-overlay"); if (!overlay) { return; } function hideOverlay() { overlay.remove(); } function afterDCL() { requestAnimationFrame(hideOverlay); } if (document.readyState === "loading") { document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", afterDCL, { once: true }); } else { afterDCL(); } })(); The White House is “aware” of a suspected plague outbreak in Russia and is “monitoring the situation” after a young lab worker was…
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