https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/nearly-200-people-under-observation-after-irkutsk-lab-worker-dies-from-plagueContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/nearly-200-people-under-observation-after-irkutsk-lab-worker-dies-from-plaguehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/nearly-200-people-under-observation-after-irkutsk-lab-worker-dies-from-plague#u103017Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:36:34 +0000Health authorities in Russia's Siberian Irkutsk region have placed nearly 200 people under medical observation following the death of a laboratory worker from a suspected plague infection. The 28-year-old employee at an anti-plague institute died a week after an alleged laboratory accident involving a broken test tube containing a dangerous infection. At least one hospital facility in the region has been placed under quarantine as officials scramble to contain the public health scare. Conflicting accounts have emerged regarding the precise nature of the accident and the exact cause of dea