Russians continue to die due to outbreak of meningitis
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Second OZON employee dies after meningitis outbreak in Yekaterinburg
Another OZON employee died as a result of a meningitis outbreak at a distribution center in Yekaterinburg. About it informs Baza telegram channel.
Earlier, RIA Novosti reported one dead.
According to the Telegram channel, a 21-year-old girl and a 46-year-old man died. Both patients had a fulminant course of the infection, and they died in less than a day.
Another seven employees of the company were hospitalized.
It is noted that the first deceased employee was hospitalized on June 25 and died the next day.
The second staff member was admitted to the hospital on July 1 and died the same day.
In total, seven Ozon employees were taken to hospitals due to the outbreak. Two were admitted on Thursday and one of them refused hospitalization, Baza notes. Doctors will have to observe him at the place of residence.
Also, according to the channel, the distribution center and the hostel where the employees lived continue to work. Over the past two days, about 100 people have been vaccinated against meningococcal infection there. Another 393 were examined.
Now experts urgently check the contacts of those infected, but the source of the infection has not yet been established.
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