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Horrific Lab Bacteria Kills Young Scientist: Another COVID-like Pandemic Feared?
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News18•05-10-2026, 13:28
Horrific Lab Bacteria Kills Young Scientist: Another COVID-like Pandemic Feared?
- •A young female scientist, Daria Shipilova, died of pneumonic plague contracted from a Russian laboratory, sparking global pandemic fears.
- •Daria, 28, reportedly contracted the plague when a test tube containing bacteria broke at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute in Siberia.
- •Over 200 people in contact with the deceased scientist and hospital staff have been quarantined and are under strict medical surveillance.
- •All public events in Irkutsk have been canceled, and a shortage of plague medicines has occurred due to public fear.
- •The incident intensifies global fear, reminiscent of the COVID-19 pandemic believed to have originated from a Wuhan lab; the US White House is closely monitoring the situation.
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Daria Shipilova contracted the fatal infection when a test tube containing bacteria broke inside the laboratory while she was working at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute in Siberia.
Over 200 people who had contact with the scientist and hospital staff were placed under strict medical surveillance and quarantined, while all public events in Irkutsk were canceled.
Global fear has intensified due to the similarity with the suspected laboratory origin of the COVID-19 pandemic, prompting the US White House to announce it is closely monitoring the situation.
