Nearly 200 People Under Observation After Irkutsk Lab Worker Dies From Plague
Public Health,Public Health Emergency,Russia,Pandemic
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Health authorities in Siberia's Irkutsk region have placed nearly 200 people under medical observation after a laboratory worker died from plague, according to media reports and a statement by a regional leader Friday.
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