A Russian woman concocted an elaborate plan to escape coronavirus quarantine. Now she's being sued for threatening the health of others

Alla Ilyina, 32, was quarantined at the Botkin Hospital for Infection Diseases in St. Petersburg after going for a check-up on her sore throat after returning a Chinese seaside resort on January 31, CNN reported.So she concocted an elaborate plan to escape.

"Our Constitution guarantees freedom. I didn't understand why I had to stay in a hospital cage," she said.Since fleeing on Thursday, the chief sanitary doctor of St. Petersburg has filed a lawsuit against Ilyina, Russian state media reported. He claimed she committed an administrative offense by breaking quarantine regulations and threatening the health of others by exposing others to the COVID-19 virus.

"If she poses any danger for the people, as the chief sanitary physician states, no measures confirming there is a danger are being undertaken," Cherkasov told CNN. "The conditions there were awful. Doctors were very unprofessional and not wearing any protective gear," Neder told the Moscow Times.According to RBC, 20,000 people in Russia are under the supervision of doctors for suspected COVID-19 virus infection in hopes of curbing the spread of the virus in the country. So far, Russia has confirmed two cases of coronavirus in the country, both of whom were Chinese citizens. They have since recovered.

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