The car of the Investigative Committee of the Russian FederationNIZHNIY NOVGOROD, Jan 20 The cause of mass illness of children and teachers at school Norovirus has become a norovirus in Novocheboksarsk, but neither the canteen nor the food delivered to it is the source of the infection, according to the investigative department of the RF Investigative Committee for Chuvashia. On January 12, 167 children did not visit school No. medical help. Complaints about the state of health were also presented by 15 employees of the school. The inspection was organized by employees of the prosecutor's office, Rospotrebnadzor and the Investigative Committee.Data on mass poisoning of kindergarten students will be checked in the Urals»Laboratory tests showed that these school employees, as well as most of the children who applied for medical help, had a norovirus infection,» the report says. Currently, all children, as well as teachers who have applied to hospital, are clinically healthy, they have received the necessary medical care, there is no threat to life and health.» No pathogens of norovirus infection, as well as other pathogenic microflora, were found in samples of finished products, tableware, as well as swabs from work surfaces seized in the school canteen. Thus, it has been established that the source of the pathogenic microflora that caused the infection with norovirus is not the food supplied to the school, the catering department of the school, as well as its employees,» the message emphasizes. e567b059b582e7e84c7e6a5335aea4d4.jpg» /> In Chuvashia, a supplier named the reason for the tiny portions of school meals one of the main ways of transmitting norovirus (disease «dirty hands») is touching contaminated surfaces — door handles, windows, switches, countertops, computer keyboards. “Given this circumstance, the investigation department sent information to the Ministry of Education and Science of Chuvashia about the adoption of additional measures to comply with sanitary and hygienic requirements by students and employees of educational organizations,” the report says. 
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