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Russia claims there is no epidemic risk after death of plague institute worker

Russia's health watchdog has claimed there is no risk of an epidemic following the death of a plague institute worker in Siberia - as the Kremlin accuses the media of providing false information about the case.

Sky News World 7/10/2026, 6:56:00 pm IST

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5 of our sources carried this story over 5.4 hours. Sky News World filed first, at 07 Oct 18:56 IST. The headlines below are each outlet's own wording, in the order they published.

When ISTOutletTheir headline
07 Oct 18:56 Sky News World Russia claims there is no epidemic risk after death of plague institute worker
07 Oct 19:20 Times of India Top Russia rules out epidemic risk after plague lab worker’s death
07 Oct 19:40 Livemint Russia plague scare: 200 quarantined, 5,000 tests, no confirmed cases, no epidemic risk; — latest updates
07 Oct 23:36 The Hindu World Official says WHO doesn’t know exactly how lab worker in Russia died in plague case
08 Oct 00:17 Hindustan Times World Russia says plague institute worker's death does not risk an epidemic

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