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Pneumonia case
Published: Oct 08, 2026 11:27 PM
A woman wearing a face mask walks past the anti-plague institute in the city of Irkutsk in Russia on October 7, 2026. An employee of the lab died of pneumonia earlier and Russia on Thursday denied reports of a second case of illness amid international attention, media reported. Photo: VCG

A woman wearing a face mask walks past the anti-plague institute in the city of Irkutsk in Russia on October 7, 2026. An employee of the lab died of pneumonia earlier and Russia on Thursday denied reports of a second case of illness amid international attention, media reported. Photo: VCG