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If you or someone near you develops sudden fever, chills, cough (especially with bloody sputum), chest pain, difficulty breathing or painful swollen lymph nodes after possible exposure in the Irkutsk region, call 112 or 103 immediately, mention possible plague exposure, and limit contact with others. Plague is treatable with prompt antibiotics. Do not self-medicate on the basis of this site. plaguetracker.com aggregates unverified reports and is not medical advice.

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Supply shortage · — · Usolye-Sibirskoye

Medical masks sold out in towns near Irkutsk, as far as Usolye-Sibirskoye

How well sourcedOnly one original source
Chance it’s true59% · Uncertain
Independent sources1 of 1 outlet

MK Baikal reports that residents of several towns near Shelekhov and Irkutsk bought up all medical masks, as far as Usolye-Sibirskoye.

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13 Oct, 20:21 GMT+859% ▲ 39Only one original source · 1 independent / 1 outletssupporting evidence: MK Baikal
13 Oct, 20:21 GMT+820%No source yet · 0 independent / 0 outletsclaim created

Supporting evidence (1 independent · 1 report)

Added 13 Oct, 20:21 GMT+8 · updated 13 Oct, 20:21 GMT+8 · origin: scraper. Have a source that confirms or contradicts this? Use submit_evidence with claim id 63 via MCP.