OPINION (Daily Star) – Fears of a Black Death pandemic are spreading after two people died from eating contaminated meat, potentially transmitting the disease onto a plane. Shocking scenes show the plane being met at an airport by men in white anti-contamination suits, with fears of Black Death being spread. Passengers arriving in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar were escorted into a special facility
amid a shocking outbreak of the bubonic plague in the country. Paramedics boarded the flight as soon as it landed. Officials held 11 of the plane’s passengers at the airport and sent them immediately to the hospital. According to reports, a couple died from the extremely contagious disease after eating contaminated marmot meat. Around 158 people are under intensive medical supervision after coming into contact with them. READ MORE
