In Ukraine, 25 people died from pork flu

At least 25 people became victims of pork flu in Ukraine since the beginning of the incidence season, Reuters reports. This was announced by the head of the State Center for Combating the influenza Tatyana Dryanovskaya. She did not indicate when the flu season began.

According to Vestfm , out of 25 officially confirmed cases of death as a result of pork flu 15, 15 falls on Odessa and Odessa region . "This is due to the climatic features of the city - there is the temperature just what is called the" flu ". That is, a thaw, there are no strong frosts," the Ukrainian correspondent of the radio station reports.

In Kiev, over the past month, 4 people died from Pork flu, the publication "Ukrainian News" reports. Oleg Ruban, head of the Main Directorate of the Sanitary and Epidemiological Service of the city, noted that at the moment in Kyiv the epidemic threshold of incidence of influenza and acute respiratory diseases is not exceeded. Moreover, if 25% of schoolchildren get sick, then the city authorities promise to introduce weekly quarantine.

In the Zhytomyr region, 7 cases of pork flu are registered. One of these cases ended in death, said Anna Shcherbatyuk , head of the workflow and public relations sector of the Zhytomyr SES.

In connection with the “increase in the incidence and mortality from influenza in Ukraine” in the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, chaired by the deputy deputy head of the department, Viktor Shafransky, a meeting was held. "An analysis of the epidemic situation was heard," the website of the ministry said. Shafran instructed to expand the ambulance crews, increase the number of stationary beds in medical institutions, and strengthen medical support. Moreover, how many people have died to date are not known.

The day before, the Minister of Health Alexander Kvitashvili said that the epidemic threshold of incidence of influenza in Ukraine was not exceeded. The situation is "not as terrible as the media transmit." "We have not reached the threshold of the epidemic. This is the usual peak of the influenza season," said the minister, whose words are quoted by Ukrainian Truth .

Two days ago, the deputy head of the parliamentary health committee Irina Sysoenko stated that 53 people died from various strains of influenza: 28 people died in Odessa , 25 in Vinnitsa , the correspondent.net reports. According to her, 5.7% of the country's total population fell ill with influenza. Of these, 70% are children and pregnant women.

There are victims in other cities. According to the UNN , 7 people have already died in Mariupol from influenza. "So far, we have everything under control, the epidemic is below 68%. But we are alarmed by a very rapid spread of the disease," said the chief sanitary doctor of Mariupol Vladimir Biletsky.

Pork flu in Armenia and Belarus

Earlier, the outbreak of pork flu in Armenia was reported. In this former Soviet republic, the number of victims of the pig flu increased to 11 people, Interfax reports with reference to representatives of the Erebuni medical center.

Residents of Yerevan, against the background of messages about the spread of influenza and SARS, actively buy medical masks and antiviral ointments, reports News Armenia . Several pharmacies of Yerevan reported that they had already ended with medical masks, oxolin and other antiviral ointments, and they are waiting for the supply of new parties. Armenia Muradyan, Minister of Health of Armenia, at a government meeting, proposed to extend the school holidays for another week.

Meanwhile, Belarus said that the flu is approaching the republic from Ukraine, and not to Russia, as usual. The Belarusian Ministry of Health reports that the country marks a low level of ARI activity. After the pandemic of the pork flu 2009–2010, the country actively instills the population. In 2015, about 42% of Belarusians are covered against influenza, TUT.BY reports.