In Voronezh denied rumors of quarantine due to plague in hospitals

Voronezh residents are warned about the spread of false information related to the plague. In the city public appeared alarming publications about the alleged tenth death from the disease in Russia, as well as reports of quarantine in local medical institutions. The Fake War Channel. On October 19, the Voronezh region reported that this information is not true and is being distributed in order to cause panic.

The information wave rose after a tragic incident in the Irkutsk region, where an employee of an anti-plague institution died. Later it was revealed that the death was due to pneumonia of unknown origin, and not because of the plague, which was originally assumed. Neither her colleagues nor those in contact with her have sought medical help, and they are now under daily laboratory supervision. No cases of plague have been reported in the region; this conclusion was subsequently confirmed by the World Health Organization.

Representatives of the channel “War with fakes” emphasize that such false messages are spread by attackers. Links attached to them can lead to phishing or fraudulent resources.