According to updated data, 9 babies died during the New Year holidays in one of the maternity hospitals in the city of Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo region, which was closed for quarantine. A source reported this to .

Before reported At least six babies died at obstetric hospital No. 1 of Novokuznetsk City Clinical Hospital No. 1 named after them. GP Kurbatova. On Tuesday, the maternity hospital announced its temporary closure for sanitary and epidemiological reasons due to exceeding the threshold for the incidence of respiratory infections.
The agency's interlocutor said: “During the January holiday period, 9 babies died at maternity hospital No. 1.”
After the report of the death of the newborn, the prosecutor's office with the participation of experts from Rospotrebnadzor and Roszdravnadzor organized checks the organization's compliance with legal requirements on health care, protection of the rights of minors and compliance with sanitary and epidemiological standards and requirements in maternity hospitals. In the Novokuznetsk city investigative agency, the Investigative Agency of the Russian Federation Investigative Committee on Kuzbass organized a pre-investigation examination according to Art. 293 Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (negligence).
In addition, turned to the Kuzbass Ministry of Health, as well as the Rospotrebnadzor Department of the Kemerovo region for comments.
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In Novokuznetsk, where the population exceeds 500 thousand people, the city hospital has two maternity hospitals. After one of them closed, all women in labor were transferred to maternity hospital number 2.














