Overview
- Governor Ilya Seredyuk said inspections are underway across 12 maternity departments and two perinatal centers in Kemerovo Oblast.
- The first on-site check was carried out in Prokopyevsk by teams that include regional Health Ministry staff and specialists from top-tier maternity hospitals.
- Novokuznetsk City Clinical Hospital No. 1 remains closed after respiratory infection levels exceeded the allowable threshold, with federal experts working at the facility.
- The Investigative Committee is pursuing cases of causing death by negligence and negligence, reporting the detention of the chief physician and the acting head of neonatal intensive care; the chief physician was earlier suspended.
- Ryazan region announced unplanned checks of its perinatal center and a maternity hospital, introduced masking for staff, and ordered expedited safety training as a preventive step.