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Amur Region: The Governor denies the "simultaneous" flash of hepatitis
The Governor of the Amur Region Vasily Orlov made a harsh criticism of the spread of inaccurate information about infection of children with hepatitis C, reports Vostok.Tude . The governor emphasized that he considers political speculation and the spread of rumors unacceptable. He promised strict punishment to the culprits if it is confirmed that it occurred due to criminal negligence.
According to the governor, cases of detection of hepatitis C virus in patients were recorded for two years and the hospital acted on the protocol. “Messages about the“ simultaneous ”outbreak of infection, moreover, allegedly hushed up by the authorities, are inaccurate,” the head of the region added.
Orlov believes that the main version is medical negligence. “The Investigative Committee, I think, will be able to determine the degree of guilt of certain employees in a fairly short time,” the governor said .
The possible infection of children with hepatitis C was announced by deputy Sergei Trush at the Legislative Assembly session on December 21. Trush said that he was aware of 26 cases of infection of children undergoing treatment in the hematological department of the hospital.
SK opened a criminal case of violation of sanitary and epidemiological rules due to the possible infection of children with hepatitis C in the Amur Regional Children's Clinical Hospital of Blagoveshchensk.
As a result of the audit of Rospotrebnadzor, it was revealed that the hospital’s employees used disposable gloves, catheters and traffic jams from catheter repeatedly, the regional governor said .
According to WHO, 71 million people suffer from a chronic infection caused by the hepatitis C virus in Russia in Russia, there is no full federal register of patients with hepatitis. There are no accurate data about the sick. The state manages to provide drugs with only a small number of patients.