DOH monitoring reported 'plague' in Russia

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Malacañang on Wednesday reassured the public that the Department of Health (DOH) is closely monitoring the reported plague in Russia.

A laboratory worker in a Russian plague research institute died due to undisclosed circumstances earlier in October, sparking health concerns on social media.

"Nakausap po natin mismo ang DOH at closely monitoring po sila sa nagaganap lalong lalo na po at siniseryoso rin po ng DOH ang mga rekomendasyon ng WHO (World Health Organization) so rest assured po ang mga kababayan natin po na nakatutok po ang DOH at kung ano man po ang kinakailangan pang gawin, yun po ay kanilang gagawin,” Castro said in a press conference in Singapore.

(We have spoken to the DOH and they are closely monitoring, especially as the DOH is taking the WHO’s recommendations seriously so the public can rest assured that the DOH is focused on doing everything that needs to be done.)

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Castro said that the DOH has met all the requirements needed to curb the threat of the Russian plague.

"Baka kasi itong Russian plague ay isisi pa rin kay Pangulo Marcos Jr.,” Castro said.

(Because they might also blame this Russian plague on President Marcos Jr.)

While Castro did not disclose who would blame Marcos for the plague, she also addressed comments from several of Marcos’ critics during the same press conference.

Little is known so far about the Russian plague. After the laboratory worker’s death, around 200 people needed to be quarantined. Russian authorities said that the worker died of an unknown pneumonia.

Russia's health watchdog said on Tuesday that no cases of plague had been detected among anyone who had come into contact with a Siberian plague institute laboratory worker who died last week, and locals said their lives had barely been disrupted. —VAL, GMA News