What would cause Ukraine flu fatalities rise, government warns of attle?”
Kiev- Ukraine’s deadly flu outbreak spiked on Wednesday, as senior government officials warned of a “battle” to control the disease’s spread. Flu and flu-related symptoms have killed 189 people in the former Soviet republic, with the latest 15 deaths reported on Tuesday, according to data made public on Ukraine’s Ministry of Health website. The rising death toll followed Tuesday statements by Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko that Ukraine’s severe flu outbreak was showing signs of abating. “We have (recently) seen a doubling in infections in Ukraine,” Tymoshenko said at a Wednesday cabinet meeting televised by Channel 5. “This is a trend, and we will have to battle with it.” Ukraine’s flu outbreak remained concentrated in the country’s western provinces on Wednesday, adjacent to the European Union, according to Ministry of Health data. Some 1.1 million people were infected with the flu on Wednesday, according to the ministry’s estimates, down from a Tuesday high of 1.3 million. Since the
Kiev – Ukraine’s deadly flu outbreak spiked on Wednesday, as senior government officials warned of a “battle” to control the disease’s spread. Flu and flu-related symptoms has killed 189 persons in the former Soviet republic, with 15 deaths reported on Tuesday, according to data made public on Ukraine’s Ministry of Health website. The increased death rate followed Tuesday statements by Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko that Ukraine’s severe flu outbreak was showing signs of abating. “We have (recently) seen a doubling in infections in Ukraine,” Tymoshenko said at a Wednesday cabinet meeting televised by Channel 5. “This is a trend, and we will have to battle with it.” Ukraine’s flu outbreak remained concentrated in the country’s western provinces on Wednesday, adjacent to the European Union, according to Ministry of Health data. Some 1.1 million people were infected with the flu on Wednesday, according to the ministry’s estimates, down from a Tuesday high of 1.3 million. At least 30 peop
Kiev- Ukraine’s deadly flu outbreak spiked on Wednesday, as senior government officials warned of a “battle” to control the disease’s spread. Flu and flu-related symptoms have killed 189 people in the former Soviet republic, with the latest 15 deaths reported on Tuesday, according to data made public on Ukraine’s Ministry of Health website.
