Overview
- The Investigative Committee transferred the investigation to its central apparatus and engaged senior investigators, criminalists and experts.
- Criminal cases were opened for causing death by negligence and for negligence, and forensic and laboratory examinations are underway to establish exact causes.
- Regional health authorities say the deceased newborns had severe intrauterine infections, with many babies premature or presenting congenital pathologies.
- The maternity unit was closed for quarantine due to elevated acute respiratory infections among staff, and the hospital’s chief physician was suspended.
- Federal watchdogs launched inspections as records show more than 100 prior checks with documented violations, and initial staff swab tests reportedly found no infections.