The Governor of the Russian Irkutsk Oblast, Igor Kobzev, announced on Friday the lifting of all preventive measures that were imposed following the infection of an expert at the Anti-Plague Research Institute with pneumonic plague, confirming that the epidemiological situation in the region is under control and poses no threat to the population.
Kobzev said in a press conference that the infected employee had received the necessary vaccinations in advance and possesses immunity against the dangerous infection she handles as part of her job duties, noting that the authorities decided to end the preventive measures after assessing the health situation in the region.
