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Ukraine closes all schools to fight swine flu

Tue, Nov 03 2009 11:39 CET 1658 Views 1 Comment
Ukraine closes all schools to fight swine flu

Children wearing protective masks play in central square in the Ukrainian capital Kiev November 2 2009. Ukraine closed schools and banned public meetings including election rallies and restricted travel last Friday for a three-week period after confirming its first death from H1N1 flu.

The World Health Organization said Monday November 3 there was no evidence that Ukraine had a bad outbreak of swine flu but at the government's request it had sent a health team in to help the country cope.

Read more at the Kyiv Post

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Anonymous Vanko Wed, Nov 04 2009 15:55 CET
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Cant have it all ways WHO you are the ones who said to treat all flu like symptoms as H1N1 you are now clearly contradicting yourselves what a surprise since your the ones who wanted to create fear amongst the masses

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