A 28-year-old lab researcher at Russia’s Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute in Siberia has died after developing pneumonia of unknown origin. The researcher was reportedly treated at a local hospital before her death last week. Authorities have introduced a ‘comprehensive set of anti-epidemic measures,’ with nearly 200 people reportedly placed under observation. The hospital ward where she was treated has been quarantined, while some departments have suspended admissions and discharges. Russian officials have pushed back against reports linking her illness to a laboratory incident. #russia #siberia #health #mailtalks #pneumonia