Darya Shipilova, 28, died overnight Oct. 1–2 after being hospitalized with severe pneumonia. Reports that she broke a test tube containing live plague bacteria remain unconfirmed. Nearly 200 contacts are under medical observation, and five hospitals reportedly imposed quarantine restrictions. Governor Igor Kobzev said contacts had no symptoms and their tests were negative.
The White House is monitoring the suspected plague case and related quarantines. The Trump administration “is aware, monitoring the outbreak, and assessing options,” an administration official told Axios on Sunday. Rospotrebnadzor maintains that the public health situation in Irkutsk and Shelekhov remains stable.