Lab Worker’s Mystery Illness Triggers Quarantine Buzz

In Irkutsk, a 28-year-old lab worker faced a mystery pneumonia, leading to a quarantine for 200 people. Officials hinted at a plague but then changed their story, leaving everyone confused. The WHO said the risk is low, and officials denied any lab accidents. This has sparked chatter about the region's quirky past with biological research and Soviet-era shenanigans.