How worried should you be about the plague?

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Oct 6, 202600:12:25News & Politics

A possible plague-related death in Russia has prompted officials to place hundreds of people under medical observation and multiple health care facilities under quarantine. Local reports suggest a worker at an anti-plagu...

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