Annie Jacobsen(@AnnieJacobsen):“There is a possibility that the number of people the young woman [lab worker] came into contact with reached into the three digits,” Irkutsk journalist Pavel Stepanov said*, and that residents have already noticed people on the streets wearing protective suits, masks and gloves. Residents also reported that masks were being distributed in kindergartens." *From local newspaper Lyudi Baikala (loose translation).

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2026.10.02 21:02

“There is a possibility that the number of people the young woman [lab worker] came into contact with reached into the three digits,” Irkutsk journalist Pavel Stepanov said*, and that residents have already noticed people on the streets wearing protective suits, masks and gloves. Residents also reported that masks were being distributed in kindergartens." *From local newspaper Lyudi Baikala (loose translation).