Criminal Case Opened After Norovirus Cases Linked to Sheregesh’s Grelka Bar

Overview

• Investigators in Kemerovo region opened a case over the provision of unsafe services, with the probe placed under oversight from Investigative Committee chief Alexander Bastrykin.
• Rospotrebnadzor confirmed norovirus genotype 2 in two tourists and four Grelka employees following reports received on January 7.
• Grelka suspended operations on January 9 under a temporary activity ban, and employees who tested positive were taken off duty.
• Inspectors documented sanitary-epidemiological violations in the bar’s food-preparation area, and containment measures are ongoing.
• Authorities report no additional medical consultations linked to the establishment at this time.