MOSCOW (Voice of Russia) \u2014 Laboratory tests have been completed on people who came into contact with a woman who died of pneumonia of unknown etiology in Russia’s Irkutsk Region.<\/p>\n
According to Russia’s sanitary watchdog, two of the contacts were diagnosed with Covid-19 and two with rhinovirus infection. No other infectious disease pathogens were detected in any of the contacts.<\/p>\n
The agency said the situation remains under full monitoring and there is no cause for public alarm.<\/p>\n
Report date: October 6, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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