Plague in Russia sparks concern, COVID-19 pandemic memories: 5 things to know

Source: thehill.com · Section: politics · Bias: Center · Published: Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:10:35 GMT

The death of Russian lab technician researching the plague has set off alarms abroad and at home as observers note resemblances to the conditions that some theorized preceded the COVID-19 pandemic. Reports emerged last week that a laboratory worker at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and the Far East had died shortly after being hospitalized. The news...

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Left: CDC: Monitoring Russian plague risk, "prepared" for any threat — www.axios.com
Center: Reports of a Plague Outbreak in Russia Follow the Death of a Researcher — www.motherjones.com
Center-Left: Mystery death in Russian lab — www.nbcnews.com
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Center: US 'watching closely' after plague researcher dies in Russia — www.bbc.com
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Right: Russian researcher's mystery death could be ‘far worse’ than the plague, former senior Trump official warns — www.foxnews.com

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