An unidentified virus has been reported in multiple regions of Russia, with patients exhibiting persistent high fever and severe coughing that includes the expectoration of blood. Russian media outlets, including the state agency RIA Novosti and independent channel SHOT, reported on the emergence of the illness this week. Despite rising concern, health authorities have not disclosed the number of cases or hospital admissions.

An unidentified virus has been reported in multiple regions of Russia, with patients exhibiting persistent high fever and severe coughing that includes the expectoration of blood. Russian media outlets, including the state agency RIA Novosti and independent channel SHOT, reported on the emergence of the illness this week. Despite rising concern, health authorities have not disclosed the number of cases or hospital admissions.

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    • tiredofsametab@fedia.io
      517·
      5 dage siden

      People can and do travel in and out of Russia so be careful what you wish for; anything spreading widely and easily isn’t going to stay in one place for long in our global society.

      • Lumidaub@feddit.orgEnglish
        78·
        5 dage siden

        I do not, in fact, unironically love that for us, I just keep forgetting to mark my sarcasm.

        • Photuris@lemmy.ml
          121·
          5 dage siden

          Don’t you dare start marking your sarcasm. It ruins it.

          You keep doing you.

          • Lumidaub@feddit.org
            62·
            5 dage siden

            Nah, as someone who suspects strongly she’s on the spectrum I try to remember that there are people who simply can’t recognise sarcasm unless there’s clear signage. Tone indicators are important.

        • NeatoBuilds@lemmy.todayEnglish
          4·
          5 dage siden

          Poe’s law is an adage of Internet culture which says that, without a clear indicator of the author’s intent, any parodic or sarcastic expression of extreme views can be mistaken by some readers for a sincere expression of those views.