Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute Treated Safety Rules Lightly for Years
Russia's Anti-Plague Institute in Irkutsk has for years been careless about safety measures and has received repeated official warnings from authorities over the past decade.
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The Anti-Plague Institute in Irkutsk, Russia, has for years treated safety measures with too little seriousness. Over the past ten years, the authorities have officially warned the institution about this several times.
The institute's name was widely mentioned at the beginning of October, when it was linked to a possible death caused by plague. That case drew attention to how the institute observes safety requirements.
What is known about the warnings
According to the available information, the authorities have identified problems with safety more than once. The warnings were issued officially and cover the last decade. This suggests the problems did not appear recently but continued over a longer period.
Anti-plague institutes are scientific institutions that deal with dangerous infections, so compliance with safety rules is especially important in them.
