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| The number of people hospitalized with poisoning in Buinaksk increases |
| 2024-06-12 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [KavkazUzel] Of a total of 127 patients with symptoms of intestinal infection were admitted to Buinaksk hospitals, 36 of them have already been discharged, the Ministry of Health reported. The city authorities reported on the continuation of water supply, urging people not to drink tap water. Previously, mass poisoning of tap water occurred in Buinaksk on January 13, 2021; after an outbreak of intestinal infection, 61 children and 10 adults were hospitalized. Investigators began checking the operation of water supply networks. Acting director of Buynakskvodokanal Abdulvagab Sharipov was accused of supplying residents with low-quality drinking water. The City Court fined him only 100,000rubles. As the "Caucasian Knot" wrote, mass poisoning occurred after drinking tap water, and a criminal investigation has been launched against employees of the city Vodokanal. By the evening of June 10, the number of hospitalized people had increased to 84 people; Buinaksk authorities reported that water had been delivered to 37 addresses. The city's children's institutions were closed for quarantine. The total number of people hospitalized with symptoms of intestinal infection in Buinaksk has increased to 127. A total of 36 patients admitted with acute intestinal infection have already been discharged from the Buinaksk city hospital. A total of 91 patients are being treated in the hospital, 72 of them are children, the Ministry of Health of Dagestan reported today in its telegram channel. The department also called on citizens to follow measures to prevent intestinal infections: drink only boiled and bottled water, wash their hands thoroughly, and pour boiling water over fruits. The city authorities called on the use of tap water only for technical purposes. “The leadership of the city administration has decided to take additional measures to disinfect water. Hyperchlorination of the water system has begun in the city,” the city administration informed today on its Telegram channel. The authorities also reported on the continuation of water supplies to citizens. “Water delivery in the city of Buynaksk continues. Water is delivered first of all to medical institutions, then to city residents,” another message on the city hall’s telegram channel states. The authorities also called on car owners to “take part in the supply of water to the population.” Let us remind you that the investigation believes that the victims of poisoning drank drinking water, which is supplied to the homes of Buinaksk residents through water lines. On June 11, searches were carried out at Buynakskvodokanal, the Investigative Committee reported. The "Caucasian Knot" also wrote that mass poisonings of people have repeatedly occurred in the Buynaksky region. In particular, on June 22, 2022, in the village of Nizhneye Kazanishche, 49 people were hospitalized with signs of food poisoning. |
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