197 monitored as Irkutsk hospitals face three-week quarantine

At least 197 people are under medical observation after Darya Shipilova, a worker at an anti-plague institute — a lab that studies dangerous infections — died 2 October in Shelekhov. Several Irkutsk hospitals were reportedly quarantined for three weeks, with two major hospitals barring visitors and exits. How long restrictions last should show real concern while diagnosis remains disputed.