"Drink only boiled water, in connection with the flood in the water found a stick of hepatitis A and dysentery. Even fruits wash with boiled water, brush your teeth too. The information is reliable))). Today they took a certificate of epidemic environment in sanitary stations, they warned!!!", - the report says.

The Metropolitan Department of Housing and Communal Services and SUC "Astana Su Arnasy" officially refute this message and urge citizens not to panic. Information is not true.

- The quality of tap water is under strict control of the departmental laboratory of the SUC "Astana Su Arnasy" and the RSС "Department of Public Health of Astana". At the pump-filtering station in the city of Astana there is a non-stop work: the water is chlorinated, coagulated, sedimented, filtered through a layer of filter material and again chlorinated. The quality of tap water is constantly checked at all stages of processing. The main requirements for drinking water are safety in epidemiological terms, harmlessness in toxicological indicators, good organoleptic indicators and suitability for economic needs. According to the results of the analysis, all drinking water quality parameters meet the requirements of SS and sanitary rules, SUC Astana Su Arnasy" reported.

At the same time, specialists of the Department of Public Health of Astana city inform that the epidemiological situation in the capital on the incidence of acute intestinal infections, viral hepatitis A and enterovirus infection remains stable; there is no connection with water supply facilities. During May, the specialists of the department routinely examined 156 water samples, including:

- 57 studies from open reservoirs and city fountains, no relevant samples were found;

- 2 water samples of swimming pools, no corresponding samples were detected;

- 97 samples of drinking water from a water distribution network, no relevant samples were found.

In addition, the Department of Public Health Protection, in conjunction with the departmental laboratory of the SUC at the "Astana Su Arnasy" REM, carries out daily laboratory water monitoring with sampling of water from control points.

At present, a statement about a knowingly false message has been sent to the Department of Internal Affairs of Astana. An investigation has begun to establish the identity of an attacker who faces criminal liability.

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