WHO was informed about the situation in the Irkutsk region, Peskov said

MOSCOW, October 7 - RIA Novosti. The World Health Organization (WHO) was informed about the epidemiological situation in the Irkutsk region, said press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov.

During a conversation with journalists, Peskov, commenting on the situation in the Irkutsk region, again noted that it is necessary to focus on the statements and information of Rospotrebnadzor. The press secretary also emphasized that yesterday the department posted additional expanded information on the situation on its website.

“In addition, the World Health Organization was informed accordingly in accordance with existing practice,” Peskov said.

Earlier, the governor of the region, Igor Kobzev, said that a dangerous infectious disease had been identified in the Angara region, a set of anti-epidemiological measures was being carried out, and the situation was under strict control. In addition, the government of the Angara region held an extraordinary meeting of the regional sanitary and anti-epidemic commission with the participation of the head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova.