Sakha authorities declare fake plague-risk order circulating in Yakutia

A fake document announcing additional sanitary and educational measures in medical institutions of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) has circulated, linked to the entry and spread risk of plague. The Rospotrebnadzor administration for the Sakha Republic issued a warning about it.

According to the agency, the document came from an electronic address without an official signature, is not an official document, and the information in it is not reliable. The accompanying photo was credited to the YSIA website.

The sanitary and epidemiological situation in the Sakha Republic is described as normal. Residents and medical institutions were urged to be cautious, avoid spreading unverified information and rely only on official sources.