FLUkraine: What deadly virus gripping the nation?

RussiaToday
November 02, 2009
In Ukraine there has been at least 70 confirmed deaths of respiratory diseases this autumn alone. In total about 200.000 have been reported to be infected. The country's health ministry says the swine fly count now stands at 22 people so far. Ukraine's President has appealed to Europe, Russia and the U.S. for medical help, calling the illness a threat to national security. A mission from the World Health Organisation is set to arrive in Ukraine to assess the situation. But it seems that some people are taking advantage of an increasingly desperate population.