Last weeks’ posts on the flu epidemic: Tetyana Vysotska of What's up, Ukraine? falls ill [1] (doctor tells her it's “impossible to have a test on whether it may be a swine flu”) and recovers [2]; Foreign Notes writes [3] that “there is no reason to expect the medical profession in [Ukraine] to be any less corrupt or uphold ethical standards better than other members of Ukrainian society”; MoldovAnn hopes the quarantine does end on Nov. 22 [4] as scheduled; Ukrainiana reports [5] on flu-related “roadshows” of Victor Yanukovych and Yulia Tymoshenko; Greetings from Kyiv writes on day 11 [6] and day 16 [7] of the epidemic; Chernobyl and Eastern Europe reports [8] that medical certificates and masks are now required for Chernobyl trips.
Ukraine: Updates on the Flu Epidemic
· Written by Veronica Khokhlova
Categories: Eastern & Central Europe, Ukraine, Governance, Health, Politics