The chief doctor of the Omsk hospital, from which Navalny was not released, was appointed regional health minister
The governor of the Omsk region, Alexander Burkov, appointed Alexander Murakhovsky, the chief physician of Omsk Emergency Hospital No. 1, as the region’s Minister of Health. This is reported on the regional government website. On August 20, after poisoning and loss of consciousness, was taken oppositionist Alexei Navalny to the Omsk Emergency Hospital No. 1.