Remarkable statement from Russia regarding plague epidemic claims

Kremlin Spokesperson Peskov answered journalists' questions about the agenda in the capital Moscow. Peskov stated that most of the news in the press regarding the epidemiological situation in the Irkutsk region of Russia is "fake information" and stated that the official statements of the Russian Human Health and Consumer Rights Protection Service (Rospotrebnadzor) should be taken into account.

In response to a question about a second employee who was allegedly diagnosed with pneumonia of undetermined cause at the Siberian and Far Eastern Irkutsk Plague Fighting Institute, Peskov said, "The press writes a lot and most of what is in the press about this situation is false information. Take into account the statements of Rospotrebnadzor and the representatives of the institution." he said.

Peskov said that the World Health Organization (WHO) was also informed about the pneumonia case of undetermined cause in the Irkutsk region, in line with current practices.

Igor Kobzev, Governor of the Irkutsk Region, announced that an extraordinary sanitary and anti-epidemic commission meeting was held on October 2, upon information that there was a "suspicion of a particularly dangerous infection" in a person living in the region.

On some social media channels, it was claimed that an anti-plague institute employee died due to "pulmonary plague" on the same day.