Emergency quarantine protocols are in place in Irkutsk after a suspected laboratory accident

Russian health authorities have reportedly placed hundreds of people in quarantine in Siberia following the death of a laboratory worker who was exposed to an “unknown” virus.

The 28-year-old victim was an employee at the Anti-Plague Research Institute in Shelekhov, a town near the regional capital of Irkutsk, according to reports.

Prior to her death, she reportedly told medical personnel that she had accidentally broken a test tube containing live biological samples while working inside the facility.

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[–] 12 points 3 hours ago

I've lost count of the glassware I've broken. Now none of them were plague cultures, but I wouldn't get less clumsy just because they were.

Also this sort of thing becomes more likely when we're overworked and tired. So if you don't want another plague, it might be a good idea to make sure your local scientists have reasonable workloads.

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