Russia denies imposing anti-plague measures after death of worker

Russian authorities denied Tuesday that they were imposing special anti-plague measures after a laboratory technician reportedly died of the disease, as the UN’s health agency said the risk to the country was low. It was reported last week that a worker at an anti-plague institute in Siberia’s Irkutsk region died of pneumonic plague. But the authorities say the cause of death is not confirmed and health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor has denied claims circulating in a document online that special measures had been put in place. “We wish to clarify that the document and information in question do…