
The Korolev Astrid military hospital in Brussels, where the State Duma deputy Suleiman Kerimov is under treatment, who received serious burns as a result of an accident in France , a dangerous bacterium was discovered, which entailed the occurrence of hospital infections, local media said.
About which bacterium was discovered in the Korolev Astrid hospital is not reported.
According to RTL, in order to combat the spread of infections that were detected in the intensive care unit, the clinic administration decided to take new patients only in the most exceptional cases. The hospital will carry out comprehensive sanitary treatment of premises.
Kerimov was placed in this military clinic, which specializes in the treatment of severe burn patients, at the request of Professor Jean-Louis Vincennes from the Erasme hospital in Marseille. It was he who asked the Minister of Defense of Belgium Andre Flyo to provide "as an exception" to a specially equipped plane and a brigade of Belgian military doctors to transport Karimov to Brussels from the clinic in Marseille, RIA Novosti reports.
At the same time, the representative of the Ministry of Defense of Belgium, at the same time, claimed that the patient’s surname was not called in a written message in the name of the minister, however, it was reported that all expenses associated with his transportation "would be completely reimbursed by the patient or his relatives."
State Duma deputy Suleiman Kerimov suffered in a car accident that occurred on Saturday, November 25 in France on the promenade-dez-angle embankment in the city of Nice. The Ferrari car, which was driven by Kerimov, lost control and crashed into a tree, after which it caught fire. The parliamentarian, which received severe injuries, was sent to Marseille by helicopter.
Kerimov is a member of the LDPR faction, deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on Physical Culture, Sports and Youth Affairs. He is the owner of NAFTA Moscow JSC. Kerimov also owns 19.99% of Bin-Bank shares, he is a shareholder of Sberbank, Gazprom and MGTS. According to Forbes magazine, 40-year-old Kerimov ranks 72nd place in the list of the richest people in the world and 11th place among Russian billionaires. Kerimov’s condition is estimated at more than $ 7 billion.