Irkutsk plague incident: daily updates
Each day's page keeps the summary as it stood at the end of that day (UTC) and the reporting published that day.
Russian authorities deny epidemic risk after reported plague death at Siberian laboratory
Russian authorities deny epidemic risk following laboratory worker death in Irkutsk
Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute Incident Briefing (As of October 6, 2026)
Irkutsk Incident Tracker: Russian Authorities Deny Plague Outbreak as Precautionary Quarantines Continue (As of October 5, 2026)
Irkutsk anti-plague institute worker death sparks hospital quarantines amid conflicting cause-of-death reports (Oct 4, 2026)