A Kaliningrad cancer patient was mistakenly declared dead and denied treatment.
Last November, the 28-year-old Zuffa learned that he had pancreatic cancer. He began to undergo chemotherapy, but before the next course it turned out that his passport was revoked.
The man was confused with a man of the same name from the Volgograd region who died in the SVO region. The date of birth also coincided. However, the deceased's name and family were different.
Zupa's bank accounts were blocked and she was denied medical treatment, including at a private clinic. After admitting the mistake, the registry office issued the man a certificate stating that he is alive. The Ministry of Interior sent a request to Moscow, but a reply will have to wait up to 30 days.
Zupa was left without the necessary treatment all this time. The doctors fear that due to the long break, it will be necessary to start chemotherapy again. To quickly restore access to treatment, the resident of Kaliningrad turned to the Prosecutor's Office and the Russian Investigative Committee.