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Summary
This is a news report from 7NEWS Australia regarding a potential plague outbreak in Russia following a lab accident. The video details the quarantine of five hospitals and the conflicting reports from local authorities about the cause of death of a lab worker.
Structure
1Report of hospital quarantines in Russia
2Details of the lab worker's accident
3Explanation of the conflicting official reports
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On-screen text
Five hospitals have been quarantined and hundreds of people are under observation in Russia after a lab worker studying the plague died of a mystery illness. The 28-year-old woman reportedly told colleagues she'd broken a test tube with live bacteria in it before coming down with a type of pneumonia. Conflicting messages from authorities have caused confusion, some officials saying she died of the plague, others insisting her diagnosis is unconfirmed.
Transcript
Five hospitals have been quarantined and hundreds of people are under observation in Russia after a lab worker studying the plague died of a mystery illness. The 28-year-old woman reportedly told colleagues she'd broken a test tube with live bacteria in it before coming down with a type of pneumonia. Conflicting messages from authorities have caused confusion, some officials saying she died of the plague, others insisting her diagnosis is unconfirmed.
Original caption
Five hospitals have been quarantined and hundreds of people are under observation in Russia after a lab worker studying the plague died of a mysterious illness. The 28-year-old woman reportedly told colleagues she had broken a test tube with live bacteria in it before coming down with a type of pneumonia. Conflicting messages from authorities have caused confusion some officials saying she died of the plague others insisting her diagnosis is unconfirmed. #plague #russia #virus #infection