The European Commission began monitoring the Irkutsk situation

On October 5, Euronews reported that the European Commission was monitoring reports from Irkutsk. This was a public response by European institutions to the incident.

An assessment by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and an announcement of discussion in the Health Security Committee followed later.

The identified material contains no verified decision to close borders or impose a new common travel ban. The response of European institutions cannot be treated as a separate statement by every member state.