Igor Kobzev
Governor of Irkutsk OblastWikipedia
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Oct 11, 2026
BKHOST
As The New York Times writes, "Nondisclosure has long been the modus operandi, or MO, of the Soviet, and now Russian, bureaucracy." Uh, the governor of the Irkutsk region sought to, uh, allay some fears in a video message on Thursday.
BKHOST
His name is Igor Kobzev.
BKHOST
He said that the medical monitoring of people in the region had concluded, and thanked his fellow Russian officials for taking swift action against intense scrutiny.
BKHOST
[laughs] "We, we, the Russian people, we have persevered.
Charles MaynesCORRESPONDENT
Ever since the death of a female lab technician in Russia's Irkutsk region last week, Russian health authorities have insisted she succumbed to an unknown form of pneumonia rather than the plague.
Charles MaynesCORRESPONDENT
Irkutsk Governor Igor Kobzev all but declared that version final.
Charles MaynesCORRESPONDENT
Kobzev said the deceased lab technician had been vaccinated and was immune to the deadly pathogen she worked with.
Charles MaynesCORRESPONDENT
He also said thousands of tests found no evidence of infection among other lab workers and that life in Irkutsk would be going back to normal.
Charles MaynesCORRESPONDENT
Ever since the death of a female lab technician in Russia's Irkutsk region last week, Russian health authorities have insisted she succumbed to an unknown form of pneumonia rather than the plague.
Charles MaynesCORRESPONDENT
Irkutsk Governor Igor Kobzev all but declared that version final.
Charles MaynesCORRESPONDENT
Kobzev said the deceased lab technician had been vaccinated and was immune to the deadly pathogen she worked with.
Charles MaynesCORRESPONDENT
He also said thousands of tests found no evidence of infection among other lab workers and that life in Irkutsk would be going back to normal.
Charles MaynesCORRESPONDENT
Ever since the death of a female lab technician in Russia's Irkutsk region last week, Russian health authorities have insisted she succumbed to an unknown form of pneumonia rather than the plague.
Charles MaynesCORRESPONDENT
Irkutsk Governor Igor Kobzev all but declared that version final.
Charles MaynesCORRESPONDENT
Kobzev said the deceased lab technician had been vaccinated and was immune to the deadly pathogen she worked with.
Charles MaynesCORRESPONDENT
He also said thousands of tests found no evidence of infection among other lab workers and that life in Irkutsk would be going back to normal.
Jennifer KingCORRESPONDENT
Media outlets have identified her as Daria Shipalova.
Jennifer KingCORRESPONDENT
Irkutsk Governor Igor Kobzev.
Jennifer KingCORRESPONDENT
says the woman died of a type of community-acquired pneumonia without mentioning plague.
Jennifer KingCORRESPONDENT
He says quarantine and other preventive measures in the community are complete, no dangerous pathogens were detected, and no incidents were identified at the institute.
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Jennifer KingCORRESPONDENT
A Russian official is seeking to turn the page after the death of a woman who worked at a plague research lab in Siberia.
Jennifer KingCORRESPONDENT
Media outlets have identified her as Daria Shipalova.
Jennifer KingCORRESPONDENT
Irkutsk Governor Igor Kobzev.
Jennifer KingCORRESPONDENT
says the woman died of a type of community-acquired pneumonia without mentioning plague.
Jennifer KingCORRESPONDENT
Media outlets have identified her as Daria Shipilova.
Jennifer KingCORRESPONDENT
Irkutsk Governor Igor Kobzev says the woman died of a type of community-acquired pneumonia without mentioning plague.
Jennifer KingCORRESPONDENT
He says quarantine and other preventive measures in the community are complete, no dangerous pathogens were detected and no incidents were identified at the institute.
Jennifer KingCORRESPONDENT
Russian authorities have been tight-lipped about the case.
Jennifer KingCORRESPONDENT
Media outlets have identified her as Daria Shipalova.
Jennifer KingCORRESPONDENT
Irkutsk Governor Igor Kobzev says the woman died of a type of community-acquired pneumonia without mentioning plague.
Jennifer KingCORRESPONDENT
He says quarantine and other preventive measures in the community are complete, no dangerous pathogens were detected, and no incidents were identified at the institute.
Jennifer KingCORRESPONDENT
Russian authorities have been tight-lipped about the case.
Dave RubinHOST
It has not answered basic questions, including what tests were run.
Dave RubinHOST
Irkutsk governor Igor Kobzev said earlier in the week that specialists ran extensive lab analyses of the woman's body and found no microorganisms connected to her professional activities.
Dave RubinHOST
The WHO said Tuesday the possible pneumonic plague case in Russia poses a very low risk outside the country.
Dave RubinHOST
The Trump administration withdrew the United States from the WHO earlier this year, in part over the body's handling of COVID-19.
Stefan MolyneuxHOST
The denial and the lab are one chain of command.
Stefan MolyneuxHOST
Governor Igor Kobzev described an emergency meeting on a, quote, suspected case of a particularly dangerous infestation.
Stefan MolyneuxHOST
Anna Popova, head of RASP, flew to Irkutsk among the contacts.
Stefan MolyneuxHOST
Early daily tests found two cases of COVID-19 and two of rhinovirus, the ordinary cold virus.
speaker_2NARRATOR
Reports indicated that an aluminum smelter in Schelkovo instructed workers to wear masks, while health officials worked to identify and monitor all known contacts of the deceased woman.
speaker_2NARRATOR
Irkutsk region governor Igor Kobzev sought to calm public concerns, saying the woman had died from pneumonia of unknown cause, and that no additional cases involving staff from the Antiplague Institute had been identified.
speaker_2NARRATOR
Plague remains present among wild rodent populations in parts of Siberia, although human infections in Russia are rare.
speaker_2NARRATOR
The disease is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, and can take several forms.
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