Overview
- Rospotrebnadzor reported 20 cases of acute intestinal infection linked to the Zvezdny college canteen, with eight people hospitalized.
- Laboratory testing found norovirus in one patient and in two employees of the canteen contractor, LLC Aurum Plus.
- Rospotrebnadzor issued a temporary ban on Aurum Plus operations at the college canteen, sealing its premises and equipment on October 30.
- The Investigative Committee launched pre-investigative checks into the college incident and a separate restaurant case involving a group of women, one found unconscious and another reported pregnant, with prosecutors monitoring both inquiries.
- A law-enforcement source identified the restaurant as Mona and said a cook had been ill with salmonellosis, while a court on October 28 suspended Mona for 20 days over sanitary violations including inadequate washing equipment, improper food storage, and lapses in staff medical examinations.