Uzbekistan increased the readiness of its sanitary services

On October 3, NOVA24 reported the response of Uzbekistan’s sanitary service to news of the Irkutsk incident. Increased readiness of the services was publicly announced.

The agency’s wording was more cautious than journalistic claims of a leak. The service did not confirm the Russian patient’s source of infection or a laboratory diagnosis of plague.

This investigation has not obtained the full original order or data on patients identified in connection with this episode. The information concerns the country’s preventive actions.