Investigators after the publication of the fake Telegram about a massive infection of the coronavirus physicians Saratov opened a criminal case on the public dissemination of false information, said Friday the regional Department of the RF IC.
Previously RF IC reported that one of the Telegram channels has published an article on 44 cases of coronavirus physicians, which the regional Ministry of health denied, and investigators started checking.
"criminal case on signs of the crime provided by article 207.1 of the criminal code, "the Public dissemination of false information about circumstances that threaten the life and security of citizens", – stated in the message.
Defendants in the case, which is currently set to, face up to three years of restriction of freedom.
According to investigators, in one of the Telegram channels in the affirmative were reported infected COVID-19 seven doctors of the Saratov city clinical hospital №2, and about 44 staff of the institution with "questionable" test results for coronavirus, but this information was officially denied by the Ministry of health region.
"in addition, a criminal case will be checked and given a legal assessment placed in the same Telegram-channel information on 10 new cases of infection by the virus health workers, including five employees for outpatient clinics GUZ "Saratov children’s infectious clinical hospital No. 5", including local pediatricians, as well as five health workers from other institutions", – stated in the message.
In the Saratov region from March 19 to April 10 35 laboratory confirmed cases of infection with coronavirus, of which four people have recovered, and two died, according to the regional Ministry of health, from chronic diseases not related COVID-19.
The authorities from 28 March to 30 April amid the threat of the spread of coronavirus have limited the work of objects of trade, from 30 March to 30 April introduced additional restrictive measures obliging all citizens not to leave their homes and allowing them to go to the nearest store or pharmacy, walk Pets and take out the garbage. Since April 20 in the region introduced special permits for the movement of citizens.
a Recent data on the situation of COVID-19 in Russia and the world presented on the portal stopmanager.of the Russian Federation.
