The court in Ekaterinburg has fined the chief physician of hospital No. 24 Alexey Malinkin due to the outbreak of the coronavirus after a man has decided to treat seven patients with COVID-19 at home, told RIA Novosti on Saturday in a press-service of Sverdlovsk regional court.
"the Court fined him 100 thousand rubles," – said the press service.
The physician was found guilty under article of the administrative code "violation of the legislation in the field of ensuring sanitary-epidemiological wellbeing of the population". Within 10 days, you can appeal the decision.
According to the regional court, the CPS issued an order seven patients with coronavirus for hospitalization. Because they have a mild form of the disease, they were sent home to be treated. A few days later, an outbreak of coronavirus.
"the CPS insisted on bringing to responsibility of the physician. He has not pleaded guilty, referred to the decision of the Ministry of health, which recommends mandatory hospitalization if patients – children, pregnant women and persons over 65 years of age", – noted in regional court.
The chief also stressed that patients had a mild form of the disease. Malinkin assured that by sending them to be treated at home, he made room for the patients in condition of medium gravity.
