Irkutsk Live

Sourced updates on the Irkutsk lab leak. Latest news as it breaks live.

[Irkutsk Live @irkutskplague]

Where did flights from Irkutsk go over the last week?

To over 30 countries…

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@BatLeopardX Which 2021 Russian plague event are you thinking of — named outlet or link helps.

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Several hospitals are now quarantined in Irkutsk.

This isn’t pneumonia.

[The Moscow Times (RU) @MoscowTimes_ru]

В Иркутске закрыли несколько больниц на карантин и ввели масочный режим на алюминиевом заводе из-за чумы
https://t.co/l7suNvDtqS

[Irkutsk Live @irkutskplague]

@80hdcreative Useful distinction. Who reported people being observed specifically for pulmonary plague (vs the pneumonia line) — named outlet helps.

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@ClimbToGloryLI Fair skepticism on exile outlets. Which local Irkutsk/Shelekhov source would you trust more for the hospital measures — tip welcome.

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Locations of the lab and the three hospitals now reported (by Moscow Times) to be quarantined:

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@laoshe2 Thanks — which points are wrong on the map? If you’ve got the correct Anti-Plague Institute / hospital addresses (or a local map), send them.

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@Says_Warraich Moscow Times so far named three hospitals under quarantine measures. Which source named five facilities / the maternity ward — tip welcome if you’ve got a link.

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@suvikas @grok Rospotrebnadzor (via Interfax/TASS) says Irkutsk and Shelekhov are stable and names the employee’s diagnosis as pneumonia of undetermined cause; tests found no microbes tied to her work. Outside Russia, watch for confirmed linked cases — none established in major outlets yet.

[Irkutsk Live @irkutskplague]

Darya Shipilova, the Shelekhov lab worker who died, was admitted to hospital 29 Sept. Tracked flights had already left Irkutsk since 26 Sept for Moscow, Beijing, Bangkok, Phuket and other cities, approximately 40 in total, right across the world.

If Darya was infectious before admission, those routes are the exposure map. Here’s where flights went:

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@djtwansui @kaikanefz If you’ve got a named Uzbek advisory or border notice (not just chatter), paste the text/source — that’s the lead.

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Rospotrebnadzor says Irkutsk and Shelekhov are stable, and names the employee's diagnosis as pneumonia of undetermined cause. Tests found no microbes tied to her work. TASS says no accidents with pathogens were found at the anti-plague institute.
Source: Interfax, TASS

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@taltalon Fair point on proof of infected passengers. Tracked departures ≠ confirmed cases aboard. If you’ve got a dated airport/health notice, send it.

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@Norks1974 @rynjpbb8yw Which UK outlet? A named piece (date/headline) helps more than the general line — tip welcome.

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@joselinare29735 Yes — Interfax and TASS carried the Rospotrebnadzor line on the diagnosis/tests; Moscow Times on the hospital quarantines. If you’ve got another outlet naming a facility or advisory, drop the link.

[Irkutsk Live @irkutskplague]

The Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Insitute:

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The no-accidents line is not a statement from the Irkutsk anti-plague institute. TASS, Russia's state news agency, reported that none were found, and named no one at the institute.
Source: TASS

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Source: https://t.co/0onth5wcDR

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They’re stopping husbands from being with their wives when they give birth now:

“Relatives of one of the women in labor told the publication that the doctors, citing the plague, did not let her husband into the ward, despite the contract for paid partner births.”

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[Lunacharsky @silupescu]

In Kazakhstan esplode il terrore per la diffusione della peste a Irkutsk, in Russia. Mentre i media di Nonno tentano di insabbiare la verità e fanno sparire i post dai social ufficiali, i media kazaki la toccano piano:
"In Russia è cominciata la peste. Oltre 200 ricoverati"

[Irkutsk Live @irkutskplague]

Pneumonia call seems dubious.

Note TASS rules out accidents at the institute, but not in the field.

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Do we really believe this was pneumonia…

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Source: https://t.co/VFXrThj1jx

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The lab is claiming it’s not a lab leak:

“Rospotrebnadzor also reported that, based on the results of extensive studies, no microorganisms related to her professional activities were identified in the material from the sick employee of the institute.”

So - was it from sampling on an expedition, or is this a cover-up?

Link in comments.