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  "id": 12362216,
  "title": "Russia denies imposing anti-plague measures after death of worker",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/russia-denies-imposing-anti-plague-measures-after-death-of-worker-12362216",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-06T11:06:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Toronto Sun",
    "slug": "toronto-sun",
    "url": "https://torontosun.com/news/world/russia-denies-imposing-anti-plague-measures-after-death-of-worker"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Russian authorities have denied imposing special anti-plague measures following the death of a laboratory technician at an anti-plague institute in Siberia's Irkutsk region. The technician, identified as 28-year-old Darya Shipilova, reportedly died of pneumonic plague, according to some media outlets.\n\nHowever, Russian health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor has stated that the cause of death is not confirmed and that postmortem tests did not detect the disease. The authorities have also denied claims circulating online that special measures had been put in place, saying the health situation in the region is stable.\n\nThe US has offered assistance to Russia in response to the situation, with US President Donald Trump saying Washington is ready to help Moscow. Russia has proposed helping the US battle infectious diseases in return. The UN's health agency has said the risk to the country is low.",
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        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Trump offers US assistance to Russia after Siberian researcher's death",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/trump-offers-us-assistance-to-russia-after-siberian-researchers-death",
        "published": "2026-10-06T10:31:21.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Russia denies imposing anti-plague measures after death of worker",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/russia-denies-imposing-anti-plague-measures-after-death-of-worker",
        "published": "2026-10-06T10:49:12.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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