The wife of the head of the social center in Altai said that the infection could have been brought by a new guest

Natalia, the wife of the head of a social center in Altai Krai, said that the infection that killed three people could have been brought in by one of the residents of the center. She told Izvestia on Friday, November 29.

"We had a man. Entered, not long he stayed with us and fell ill. We assume that he, because it all started with him. He died, and two days later everything started," she said.

According to the woman, after the incident, all the other guests started complaining of feeling unwell. The owners repeatedly called an ambulance, but it was stopped from being sent because there was no infectious disease specialist in the village and the risk of infecting other people at the clinic, she said.

Natalia said her husband was not involved in the incident as he was on a business trip at the time. She also suggested that the poisoning might not have been caused by the food.

Earlier, on November 28, it was reported that in Altai Krai three residents of a private social service center in the village of Kalistratikha, Kalmansky district, died, and several more sought medical help. Later it was reported that the number of injured rose to 21 people.

The Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee (ICS) of the Russian Federation for the region opened a criminal case on the grounds of a crime under part 3 of article 238 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Provision of services that do not meet the safety requirements of life and health of consumers, resulting in the death of two or more persons by negligence").