Pneumonic Plague in Russia

I wasnt sure about the 200 died. which was why I put a question mark.
Seems like there are 200 put into quarantine.

The UK media is not the only source for international stories news stories.
No.
But looking for that, doesnt count as "widely reported". In my book.
Most people in the Uk do not bypass the Uk newspapers and the BBC.

I dont play word games by the way.
As I think you are a newer poster.
So if you were to say again, I may not reply. If deemed word games. Just saying.

The UK media is not the only source for international stories news stories.

Nobody is reporting that 200 people have died, not even the Daily Mail.

This is being widely reported.

No other Uk National newspaper that I could see an hour or two ago, and only a 3 min soundbite or something from the BBC at that time.
Though the whole thing may not come to much? Or it may. Who can say at this point.

This is being widely reported.

28-year-old laboratory technician Darya Shipilova has died from suspected pneumonic plague. It is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, usually found in small mammals and their fleas.

189 other people who had contact with her are being monitored with 12 individuals sent to the Anti-Plague Institute for observation.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the plague is highly infectious and can be fatal if not treated early but it is treatable with antibiotics.

It is said that the disease originated in Russia all those centuries ago, so its reappearance is not really surprising. Just pray that it doesn’t spread. Mind you, modern antibiotics are supposed to cure it - if the doctors recognise the symptoms!

If, when the permafrost melts in Siberia it will expose a lot of corpses buried there who died with the plague.
Obviously not in our time.