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Jan B. Hommel stated that virologists Shi Zhengli, Ralph Baric, and Vincent Munster had conducted research on adding a furin cleavage site to a sarbecovirus. According to him, Munster, as far as known, only worked with pseudoviruses, while Shi and Baric collaborated on DEFUSE, a project by Peter Daszak for DARPA, since 2017. Hommel pointed out that a pandemic broke out in Wuhan in early 2020 with a sarbecovirus with such a cleavage site and called that a striking coincidence. He wrote that Marion Koopmans did not see a link between those matters and told that Shi had said during Koopmans' visit to Wuhan that he had nothing to do with the outbreak and had only been at the Huanan market. Hommel also criticized Maarten Keulemans, who according to him continued to defend Koopmans. #OriginOfCovid #COVID19 #Virologie #Pandemie (translated)

The death of an employee from a laboratory in Siberia, suspected of plague infection, has raised international concerns and calls for more information from the WHO and other authorities, in the context of Russia's problematic history in managing epidemiological incidents. #Rusia #ciuma #OMS (translated)

The medical monitoring of all individuals who came into contact with the patient has concluded. No health issues related to an infectious disease have been detected. According to Igor Kobzev, governor of the Irkutsk region, nearly 5,000 tests have been conducted following the death of this employee of the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute. #Peste #Russie #SantéPublique (translated)

The medical monitoring of all people who have been in contact with the patient is finished. No health problems related to an infectious disease have been detected," announced Igor Kobzev, the governor of the Irkutsk region where the laboratory technician was employed, on the messaging service Max. #Peste #Russie #SantéPublique (translated)

The mystery surrounding the death of a 28-year-old laboratory technician in Siberia, who died of a mysterious pneumonia after possible contact with plague bacteria, raises doubts about the official explanation and the sanitary measures taken, while scientists point out the unlikelihood of a common infection. #Peste #Épidémie #Santé (translated)

An American scientist from MIT has raised alarming hypotheses about a mysterious epidemic of "plague" in Russia, suggesting that the drastic measures taken by authorities, including the quarantining of hospitals and the involvement of security services, raise questions about the true nature of the infection. #Ciumă #Epidemie #Biosecuritate (translated)

"Travel between the United States and Russia is very limited, obviously, but as with any infectious agent, if such an infection were to spread, it could quickly reach other areas. That is why we are closely monitoring the situation." Marco Rubio, U.S. Secretary of State: "Travel between the United States and Russia is very limited, obviously, but as with any infectious agent, if such an infection were to spread, it could quickly reach other areas. That is why we are closely monitoring the situation." #ciumă #Rusia #OMS (translated)

"information about a resident of the region who presumably contracted a particularly dangerous infection" According to Governor Igor Kobzev, the reason was: "information about a resident of the region who presumably contracted a particularly dangerous infection." #pest #Irkoetsk #gezondheidscrisis (translated)

"It seems that an employee of the laboratory has been infected and there are fears that the infection may have spread, at least within the institution. That is why quarantines have been established and measures of this kind have been taken. Travel between the United States and Russia is very limited, obviously, but in the case of any infectious agent, if such an infection were to spread, it could quickly reach other areas. Therefore, we are closely monitoring the situation." Marco Rubio, Secretary of State: "It seems that an employee of the laboratory has been infected and there are fears that the infection may have spread, at least within the institution. That is why quarantines have been established and measures of this kind have been taken. Travel between the United States and Russia is very limited, obviously, but in the case of any infectious agent, if such an infection were to spread, it could quickly reach other areas. Therefore, we are closely monitoring the situation." #DonaldTrump #ciumă #Rusia (translated)

The European Commission is closely monitoring an incident in Siberia related to a possible plague infection, following the death of an employee of a laboratory, and states that it is ready to coordinate a response among the member states of the European Union, although Russian authorities have not confirmed the existence of an outbreak. #ciumă #pandemie #UE (translated)