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(https://www.the-sun.com/news/17088775/scientist-dead-plague-putin-doctor/) Lab worker Daria Shipilova, 28, mysteriously died  after falling desperately ill in Shelekhov,  (https://www.the-sun.com/where/siberia/) Siberia from suspected pneumonic plague.  (17098582.html#) (Open a slideshow of all 8 article images.) (A person in protective gear disinfects an ambulance.)  8     Hazmat suit-wearing officials have been spotted in Russia   (17098582.html#) (Open a slideshow of all 8 article images.) (NINTCHDBPICT001113055532)  8     Daria Shipilova, 28, died from a suspected plague outbreak Credit: East2West   Advertisement   Russian media reports claim Daria smashed a glass test tube containing deadly bacteria while working at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute. Russian (https://www.the-sun.com/news/17096378/russians-scientist-plague-mystery-pneumonia/) officials deny any such accident occurred and insist she instead developed “pneumonia of unknown aetiology”. Sign up for The US Sun newsletter   Thank you!    (thesuncom) (d57b45e146)  (/news/17098582/)  (news) () Email address      Please provide a valid email.    (Sign up)   Your info will be used in accordance with our (https://newsprivacy.co.uk/) Privacy Policy   You'll now receive top stories, breaking news, and more, straight to your email.   (1)     But the huge containment operation and hospital lockdown in the days after her death has spread alarm far beyond Siberia. Dr Andrew Weber, who has been inside anti-plague laboratories across the former Soviet Union, said UK health chiefs should consider screening passengers while the Kremlin remains tight-lipped over exactly what killed Daria.  READ MORE IN WORLD NEWS   (https://www.the-sun.com/news/17096142/russia-massive-strikes-ukraine-putin/)   BRIDGE BLAST Shock moment Russia drone slams into Ukraine bridge & engulfs cars in flames     (https://www.the-sun.com/news/17092383/putin-cover-up-black-death-plague-outbreak/)   'SECRET' PLAGUE Putin in 'cover-up' over 'Black Death outbreak' amid fears of new pandemic        Dr Weber, who worked in the US Department of Defence, told The Sun: “If I were a public health authority in London, I would be monitoring flights and passengers coming from the region and screening them at the airport.” Kyrgyzstan – a neighbouring country – has tightened sanitary controls at its border checkpoints following reports of the suspected plague case. Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan have also announced preventive measures, while Mongolia already has heightened precautions in its regions bordering Russia. The White House is watching developments too, saying the (https://www.the-sun.com/news/17097504/white-house-monitors-russia-plague-outbreak-death/) Trump administration “is aware of the outbreak , is monitoring it, and is evaluating possible courses of action.” Advertisement   Most read in The US Sun  (https://www.the-sun.com/news/17101552/iran-war-drone-attack-soldiers-killed/) ()     DEADLY ATTACK Gut-wrenching pics of bloody uniforms where 6 soldiers died when drone hit     (https://www.the-sun.com/news/17101474/angelynn-mock-anchor-sentenced-life-prison-stab-mom-death/) ()     BLOOD BATH Ex-Fox anchor sentenced after stabbing mom, 80, to death with 4 kitchen knives     (https://www.the-sun.com/news/17101143/sooperdooperlooper-closed-down-demolished-renovations-hersheypark-pennsylvania/) (An image collage containing 2 images, Image 1 shows Roller coaster at Hersheypark in Pennsylvania, featuring orange tracks and blue supports against a blue sky, Image 2 shows Sign for Hershey's Chocolate World featuring large statues of candy characters including a Hershey's Kiss, a Hershey's bar, and a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup)     RIDE'S OVER Moment historic roller coaster is brutally demolished after final closure     (https://www.the-sun.com/news/17101272/meyers-farms-pumpkins-stolen/) (An image collage containing 1 images, Image 1 shows A red tractor parked in a grassy field with stacked pale pumpkins and a banner for Meyers Family Farms)     halloween heist Farmers wake up to find their pumpkins STOLEN & are forced to end season        (17098582.html#) (Open a slideshow of all 8 article images.) (US Secretary of State Marco Rubio boards a plane en route to Iceland at Joint Base Andrews)  8     US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said Washington is closely monitoring the outbreak Credit: Reuters   (17098582.html#) (Open a slideshow of all 8 article images.) (NINTCHDBPICT001113553239)  8     Central Asian states Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan tighten health checks at borders Credit: East2West   Quarantine measures in place in several hospitals in eastern Russia amid uncertainty over death of Darya Shipilova(https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=theguardian.com)   The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio said: “We’re watching and monitoring it closely.”  Weber warned the stakes would be far higher if Daria was infected with pneumonic plague – the dangerous lung form of the disease which can pass between humans. Advertisement   “If it’s pneumonic plague, which spreads through the air, it could spread pretty quickly,” he said. The highly dangerous lung form of the disease is caused by the same bacterium responsible for the medieval Black Death. Irkutsk’s remote Siberian location and restrictions on flights out of Russia could help contain any potential outbreak. But Weber warned there is another route stretching thousands of miles across the country. The Trans-Siberian Railway passes directly through Irkutsk – potentially allowing an infected traveller to reach a major city before boarding an international flight. Advertisement   (17098582.html#) (Open a slideshow of all 8 article images.) (NINTCHDBPICT001113055520)  8     Workers in full protective gear have been filmed by residents in Russia’s Irkutsk region Credit: East2West   (17098582.html#) (Open a slideshow of all 8 article images.) (NINTCHDBPICT001112839020)  8     Russia’s Rospotrebnadzor health watchdog has also denied there was any lab accident Credit: East2West   The precautions inside Russia have nevertheless raised questions over why authorities have imposed such a severe clampdown while insisting there is no plague outbreak. Reports say 189 people have been isolated or placed under observation – 114 in one hospital, 63 in another and 12 at the anti-plague institute. More than 60 of Daria’s colleagues have also reportedly been locked inside the institute for days. Advertisement   Some were allegedly forced to sleep on floors and chairs despite none initially testing positive for plague. At least five hospitals have reportedly faced restrictions, while public events and university classes have been disrupted. Workers at the giant Irkutsk Aluminium Plant in Shelekhov have also been ordered to wear masks. Three-week restrictions were reportedly imposed at a children’s hospital and at least one maternity hospital. One patient at City Clinical Hospital No.1 said: “We are under full quarantine. None of our relatives are being allowed in. We are not being allowed out.” Advertisement   (17098582.html#) (Open a slideshow of all 8 article images.) (NINTCHDBPICT001113553315)  8     Fears are mounting that Russian health authorities are covering up the case Credit: East2West   (17098582.html#) (Open a slideshow of all 8 article images.) (NINTCHDBPICT001113055540)  8     The scientist fell ill while on an expedition on the border between Russia and Mongolia Credit: East2West   Weber said Russia has a long history of using drastic quarantine measures to crush potential outbreaks. “In typical Soviet-style fashion, they are very good at quarantine,” he said. “They isolate people in hospitals to make sure whatever caused her death doesn’t spread further.” Advertisement   He added: “Because they are an authoritarian state, their ability to quarantine is much better than in the democratic world.” But Russia’s health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor insists extensive testing found no evidence Shipilova was infected by microorganisms linked to her work. A biological-safety commission also claimed it found no accident involving dangerous pathogens at the institute. Officials insist the epidemiological situation remains “stable”. Despite those assurances, almost 200 people who had contact with Shipilova have been placed under observation. Advertisement   The Kremlin’s handling of the mystery has only fuelled suspicion among locals. Weber said: “The lack of information is very disturbing.  He added: “Putin is a habitual liar and they cover up things that make them look bad. So it wouldn’t surprise me that this is sort of normal procedure…” Simon Clarke, head of biomedical studies at Reading University told The Sun: “They cover it up because they’re embarrassed.  “It looks bad, it looks amateur, not something that happens in a properly developed nation.”  Advertisement   Russia’s chief state sanitary doctor Anna Popova flew some 2,600 miles from Moscow to Irkutsk to oversee the response to a “particularly dangerous infection”. Yet she has not publicly explained the scale of the emergency measures. Buryatia governor Alexey Tsydenov initially referred to Shipilova as “the woman who died from plague” before changing his wording to say she “may have died from plague”. Officials in nearby Baikalsk also briefly warned residents against travelling to Shelekhov following unofficial information about a plague case. The warning was later deleted. Advertisement   One worried local said: “The more they reassure us, the more frightening it gets.” Another said: “They’re lying just for the sake of lying, automatically. It’s been like that for a long time.” A woman named Inna added: “There’s a quarantine, but there’s no disease.” But Weber said the mystery is even more concerning because of the Soviet anti-plague network’s dark history. He said scientists collected dangerous pathogens from rodents and fleas before working to make some strains more resistant to antibiotics and more virulent. Advertisement   Weber said: “They did a lot of work collecting strains from rodents and fleas, enhancing antibiotic resistance, selecting strains resistant to multiple antibiotics, and enhancing virulence. “Those most dangerous strains were fed into the Soviet biological weapons program.” He further alleged Russia has continued secret biological weapons research under Putin. Weber said Western experts once enjoyed far greater access to Russia’s biological facilities before the shutters came down. RECOMMENDED STORIES        “We had very good transparency into these laboratories in the 1990s and early 2000s until Putin closed Russia to us,” he said. 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