UK health officials are investigating reports surrounding the death of a 28-year-old laboratory worker in Russia.⁠ ⁠ Daria Shipilova worked at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute in Siberia and died after developing severe pneumonia from an unknown cause.⁠ ⁠ Local reports claimed she became ill after breaking a test tube containing dangerous bacteria, but Russian authorities say no laboratory accident or connection to the pathogens she handled has been established.⁠ ⁠ A hospital was quarantined and people who had contact with Daria were placed under medical observation as a precaution.⁠ ⁠ The UK Health Security Agency is now seeking further information through international health channels, but has stressed that the risk to the wider UK population remains very low.⁠ ⁠ Pneumonic plague is serious, but can be successfully treated with antibiotics when detected early.⁠ ⁠ This remains a suspected case. No plague outbreak has been confirmed.⁠ ⁠ #plague #lockdown #ladbible