Suspected Russian plague case unlikely to become another COVID-19 - Medical Expert

Although plague is a serious bacterial infection that can become life-threatening rapidly, he stressed that the availability of established treatment and prevention measures distinguishes the current situation from the early days of COVID-19, when the world was dealing with a previously unknown virus.

In a post shared on X on October 6, 2026, Dr Bordoloi said there are important differences between pneumonic plague and COVID-19 that could limit the ability of plague to spread extensively through communities.

Internal Medicine specialist, Dr Priyam Bordoloi, has explained that the suspected plague case reported in Russia is unlikely to develop into a pandemic similar to COVID-19.