Open news feed Close news feed
A A

PROSECUTORS TRY TO FIND CAUSE OF INFECTION

Politics

During the week of October 18-28 nearly 341 residents of the Lori Marz were transferred to hospitals with symptoms of stomach-intestinal infection.

Discussing the results of the check-ups of the cases of infection exceeding the average level in the Lori Marz and with the instruction of RA Prosecutor General, a Lori Marz prosecutor filed a case on October 28 based on the points stated in the 1st part of article 277 of the RA Criminal Code (violation of sanitary/epidemic rules and regulations).

According to the press release of the RA Prosecutor General’s office, the criminal case was sent to the investigation department of the Lori Marz police to conduct a preliminary investigation. An experiment has been assigned, an investigative body has been formed to find out the cause for the infection and to reveal and bring to justice the officials whose actions or lack of actions have led to the cause of mass infection in the cities of Alaverdi and Vanadzor.

There has been no death case reported, patients are safe and are under the supervision of the doctors. On October 28, nearly 100 patients were transferred out of the hospital in fair condition.