In his Telegram, he wrote that the preliminary diagnosis is acute intestinal infection. According to some reports, all the victims bought food at one of the catering outlets.
“This fact has yet to be verified by employees of the Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the Irkutsk Region and specialists from the Rospotrebnadzor Directorate for the Irkutsk Region. A criminal case has been opened,” the governor added.
According to Kobzev, there are nine people in the hospital in moderate condition, some refused hospitalization.
Earlier it was reported that a case was opened in the Tula region after more than 200 people were poisoned with water.