In 9 regions of Ukraine quarantine is declared

In response to the outbreak of influenza A/H1N1, which was the cause of death of 30 people in western Ukraine, the authorities declared quarantine in nine regions of the country. This was reported by The Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko.

According to the Prime Minister's statement all mass gatherings of people in the country (even film screenings) are canceled for three weeks, at schools the vacation will be prolonged. For the prevention and fight against the new influenza Government had already used more than $ 60 million.

First cases were recorded Tuesday in Ternopil region. Almost  38 thousand people asked for medical treatment, more than 950 of them were hospitalized. Today in Ivano-Frankivsk region six people became victims of the virus, in  Lviv and Ternopil regions - 12 people in each region.