Putin regime accused of Russian black plague cover-up after scientist dies amid possible spread — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/putin-regime-accused-of-russian-black-plague-cover-up-after-scientist-dies-amid-possible-spreadContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. Russia Plague Death Sparks Cover-Up Accusationshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/putin-regime-accused-of-russian-black-plague-cover-up-after-scientist-dies-amid-possible-spreadhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/putin-regime-accused-of-russian-black-plague-cover-up-after-scientist-dies-amid-possible-spread#u106319Tue, 06 Oct 2026 11:57:09 +0000Vladimir Putin's government faces accusations of attempting to conceal a deadly pneumonic plague outbreak in Siberia following the death of a 28-year-old female lab worker in the Irkutsk region. Nearly 200 people have been placed under observation or hospitalized after exposure, and a hospital in the region has been quarantined. While some reports attribute the tragedy to a broken test tube at an anti-plague research institute, other accounts suggest the victim may have contracted the infection during a work trip.Why it mattersThe incident occurred in the Irkutsk region of Siberia, trigge