In the Irkutsk Region of Russia, anti-epidemic measures have been stepped up following the death of a young employee at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute: the Shelekhov District Hospital has been placed under quarantine, and 197 people who may have come into contact with the deceased have been placed under medical supervision. On 4 October, Rospotrebnadzor stated that no traces of the plague had been detected in her biological samples; the official diagnosis is pneumonia of unknown aetiology.<\/p>\n
Briefly about the main points<\/strong><\/p>\n A quarantine was imposed at the Shelekhov District Hospital on 1 October. Several wards suspended the admission and discharge of patients following suspicions that one of the patients had a particularly dangerous infection.<\/p>\n The Moscow Times, citing \u00abPeople of Lake Baikal\u00bb, reported on restrictions at Irkutsk City Hospitals Nos. 1, 3 and 10, the Ivano-Matreninskaya Children\u2019s Clinical Hospital and at least one maternity hospital. The publication\u2019s sources within the healthcare system reported that medical staff were considering the possibility of the plague, although no such diagnosis is mentioned in official documents.<\/p>\n Director of the Irkutsk Aluminium Plant Artem Fominykh<\/strong> He announced a compulsory mask policy at the factory in Shelekhov. He described it as a preventative measure against the backdrop of conflicting reports about the situation in the town.<\/p>\n According to *Izvestia*, 189 people identified as close contacts were hospitalised for observation and preventive treatment. Of these, 114 were sent to one medical facility, 63 to another, and a further 12 to the Anti-Plague Institute.<\/p>\n Governor of the Irkutsk Region Igor Kobzev<\/strong> had previously stated that no symptoms of the illness had been detected in those who had been in contact with the patients, and that the laboratory test results were negative. \u00abPeople of Lake Baikal\u00bb also reported that the ambulances were escorted by staff FSB<\/a>, although there is no independent official confirmation of this information.<\/p>\n Rospotrebnadzor has described the public health and epidemiological situation in Irkutsk and Shelekhov as stable. The agency reported that extensive tests had not detected any microorganisms in the deceased woman\u2019s samples that were linked to her professional activities.<\/p>\n\n
Restrictions have been introduced in hospitals and at the factory<\/h2>\n
The contact persons have been placed in three healthcare facilities<\/h2>\n
The official version differs from previous reports<\/h2>\n