Siberian Woman Dies After Incident at Russian Anti-Plague Institute; Nearly 200 Quarantined

A 28-year-old woman died in Siberia after a suspected incident at a Russian anti-plague institute, prompting quarantine measures for nearly 200 people while authorities deleted related warnings. The cause of death is under investigation. The woman, who reportedly worked at the institute, died on Thursday after being hospitalized with acute pneumonia. Local authorities placed hospitals under quarantine and launched a criminal inquiry into potential safety violations. Official statements later classified her death as pneumonia of unknown origin, while some media reports of plague were removed. The incident has drawn international attention, with the U.S. government monitoring the situation. Russia's health agency declared the epidemiological situation stable, and the Robert Koch Institute assessed the risk to Germany as minimal. The last recorded pneumonic plague case in Russia was in 2016.