https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/officials-claim-stable-health-situation-in-irkutsk-after-anti-plague-institute-worker-s-deathContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/officials-claim-stable-health-situation-in-irkutsk-after-anti-plague-institute-worker-s-deathhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/officials-claim-stable-health-situation-in-irkutsk-after-anti-plague-institute-worker-s-death#u132277Sun, 18 Oct 2026 15:20:19 +0000Russian health officials maintain that the health situation in Irkutsk remains stable following the death of a 28-year-old laboratory worker who suffered from pneumonia of unknown origin. The worker, identified in Russian media as Darya Shipilova, died on October 2 after being hospitalized on September 29 at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in Siberia. Rospotrebnadzor stated that tests found no pathogen linked to the deceased employee's work at the facility. However, dozens of colleagues remain isolated inside the institute, and local medical facilities have introduced screening