Russia Plague Explained: What do we know so far about the institute lab worker’s death?A laboratory worker at Russia’s Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute died after developing an unidentified form of pneumonia, triggering ...
08 Oct, 2026, 03.06 PM IST
Russian plague scare: Dead scientist may have to be buried in metal coffin with disinfectant-soaked materialDaria Shipilova, a 28-year-old researcher from the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute, died under suspicious circumstances. Her death has raised...
07 Oct, 2026, 10.15 PM IST
How Russia and the world are responding to possible case of pneumonic plague after lab worker diesThe World Health Organisation has confirmed that Russian authorities reported no cases of plague in Siberia. A laboratory worker at the Irk...
07 Oct, 2026, 07.00 PM IST
Russia plague scare: What is pneumonic plague, how dangerous is the infection, what are its symptoms and how does it spread?Russia plague scare has put the deadly pneumonic form of the infection in focus. A 28-year-old lab researcher, who worked at the Irkutsk Re...
07 Oct, 2026, 06.25 PM IST
WHO Chief says Russia reports no plague cases in Irkutsk after lab worker's deathRussian health officials confirmed no cases of plague in Irkutsk after a laboratory worker died from severe pneumonia. WHO has been closely...
07 Oct, 2026, 07.35 AM IST
Trump says he has call scheduled with Putin to discuss possible case of pneumonic plague in RussiaUS President Trump will speak with President Vladimir Putin about a plague case reported in Russia. This discussion follows the death of an...
07 Oct, 2026, 06.51 AM IST
What happened inside Russia’s 'plague' lab: Was it a bioweapon leak? Here's what officials revealed about the mysteryPlague is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. Pneumonic plague occurs when the infection affects the lungs. It c...
06 Oct, 2026, 07.22 PM IST
Russia quarantines Siberia hospital after plague lab worker dies of unknown pneumoniaRussian authorities have implemented a quarantine at a hospital where a lab technician died from pneumonia. The woman had worked at the Irk...
06 Oct, 2026, 07.10 AM IST
Russia pneumonic plague scare: US lawmaker invokes Ukraine bio labs after Irkutsk lab death; worker had broken test tube. Are Americans at risk?Pneumonic plague Russia: Russia's Irkutsk plague scare has sparked fresh questions after a laboratory worker died from pneumonia of unknown...
05 Oct, 2026, 09.49 PM IST
Russian Plague scare: Did a broken test tube lead to a researcher’s death? Why is the White House watching and are Americans at risk?Russian Plague is not the medical name of a newly discovered disease. The term is being used in connection with concerns over an incident a...
05 Oct, 2026, 09.39 PM IST
Russia pneumonic plague: New point of conflict emerges between Moscow based Kremlin and Donald Trump administration? All you need to knowRussia Irkutsk Pneumonic Plague: Plague is a bacterial disease that can occur in several forms, including pneumonic plague, the most contag...
05 Oct, 2026, 08.03 PM IST
Russian plague lab researcher dies of pneumonia of ‘unknown’ origin, nearly 200 under observationA 28-year-old worker at an Anti-Plague Research Institute in Shelekhov, Siberia, died from unknown pneumonia. Russian authorities are inves...
05 Oct, 2026, 02.27 PM IST
Russia plague scare: ‘Dangerous infection’ that killed one may have been released after researcher broke a test tube. Here’s what we knowIn a shocking incident, a female researcher from the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute has died due to severe pneumonia of unknown cause. Close...
05 Oct, 2026, 01.52 PM IST
US urges Russia to share details on suspected fatal pneumonic plague caseThe US State Department is investigating reports of a suspected fatal case of pneumonic plague in Russia. Authorities in Washington are urg...
05 Oct, 2026, 01.52 PM IST
Plague bacteria Yersinia pestis breaks free of lab in Russia, White House monitoring suspected outbreak after laboratory worker dies: Here is what happenedThe woman who died worked at an anti-plague research facility in Russia's Irkutsk region. Russian authorities took precautionary measures a...
05 Oct, 2026, 09.29 AM IST
Watch: Man runs away after throwing cheesesteak on Philadelphia restaurant manager’s face, turns himself in later; video goes viralA sandwich toss by a food influencer at the general manager of Pat’s King of Steaks in Philadelphia sparked outrage. The influencer was fil...
04 Oct, 2026, 12.53 PM IST
UAE launches probe into flydubai flight incident, says MoFAAn investigation has been ordered by the UAE following the flydubai flight incident en route to Tel Aviv. The flight was diverted to Tabuk ...
01 Oct, 2026, 04.20 PM IST