🇷🇺 Russia's consumer protection office (Rospotrebnadzor) confirmed that there are no epidemic risks for the population of Irkutsk province, clarifying the case of unidentified pneumonia detected in a researcher at the Siberian Plague Research Institute.

🔬 The regulatory agency specified that nearly 5,000 lab tests and checks on 90% of her contacts ruled out the presence of dangerous pathogens. It also clarified that the specialist had vaccination and prior immunity for the microorganisms in her workplace.

🌍 The technical clarification supports previous Kremlin statements denying alarmist reports and adds to the official report sent to the WHO, whose director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, confirmed ongoing monitoring of the event along with Russian authorities.