This was reported by the press service of the Government of the Sakhalin Oblast.
“COVID-19 was detected in a resident of Dagestan who arrived in Kunashir a few days ago. A preliminary express test at the airport showed a negative result, ”the statement said.
It is noted that the man received an order from Rospotrebnadzor for mandatory two-week self-isolation and passed tests - smears from the nose and throat. However, according to authorities, he did not wait for the end of quarantine and went to work.
“Today, positive results came from the laboratory. An investigation is underway on a violation of the quarantine regime, ”the report says.
The patient is currently isolated.
Earlier, a virologist, doctor of medical sciences Anatoly Altstein, in an interview with the FBA “Economics Today” assessed the situation with coronavirus in Russia.