Overview

• Regional health officials reported a preliminary diagnosis of acute intestinal infection in 27 primary-school students at School No. 3 in Novaya Vilga.
• Investigators opened a case under Article 238 for providing services that do not meet safety requirements, inspected the food unit, seized records and began questioning school and catering staff.
• The Prosecutor’s Office conducted a joint on-site review with Rospotrebnadzor, police, the Investigative Committee and the Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology, and oversight continues.
• One child is being treated in the republican infectious disease hospital in a condition described as close to satisfactory, while the others receive outpatient care for mild illness and remain under medical observation.
• The school shifted all pupils to distance learning from October 3 as a preventive measure, and local hospital specialists carried out anti-epidemic actions.