Russia puts 5 hospitals on lockdown as 'black death' plague outbreak sparks panic
- Posted on October 4, 2026
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Russia puts 5 hospitals on lockdown as 'black death' plague outbreak sparks panic
Five hospitals in Irkutsk, Siberia, have reportedly been closed for a minimum three-week quarantine after a laboratory worker died from an 'unspecified form of plague' in Russia, with nearly 200 people under medical observation
