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Death toll from flu outbreak in Ukraine rises to over 700

At least 31 people died from complications related to the seasonal flu in the last 24 hours

02:28 01/01/2010

The death toll from the flu outbreak in Ukraine has risen to 727, the country's Health Ministry reported on Friday.

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People with face masks: flu epidemic in Ukraine
20:48 03/11/2009
An outbreak of swine flu, which hit Ukraine last week, has claimed the lives of 22 people. The government has imposed quarantines in nine western provinces to curb the spread of swine flu, which originated in the Tirnopol Region.

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Swine flu vaccinations began in five Russian regions on November 9. Comments by Minister of Healthcare and Social Development Tatyana Golikova.

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Mass swine flu vaccinations have begun in Russia

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Ukraine's swine flu crisis

Ukraine's flu epidemic began at the end of October and over 1.4 million have fallen ill. At least 78,000 people have been hospitalized and over 300 patients are still kept in intensive care. All educational establishments in the capital Kiev were closed, and people were obliged to wear medical masks in all catering establishments, shops and social services facilities across the former Soviet republic.