Lab Worker in Irkutsk Causes Quarantine Chaos, Plague Drama?

So, a 28-year-old lab worker in Irkutsk just went poof from some wild pneumonia, and now 200 folks are in quarantine? Authorities are playing the blame game, first hinting at a plague, then backpedaling like pros. WHO’s like, ‘Chill, it’s low risk,’ but everyone’s still side-eyeing those Soviet bio-weapons vibes. What a time to be alive, right?