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‘Not like coronavirus’: Mystery shrouds Russian lab technician’s death, some residents fear plague, others remain calm

Russian authorities blamed the October 2 death of the woman, whom news outlets identified as Darya Shipilova, on “pneumonic plague”, which can spread from person to person. Shipilova was a lab technician at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute.

Livemint 9/10/2026, 9:43:49 am IST

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