The authorities of Donetsk region, Zhytomyr region, Kyiv region, Kirovohrad region, Luhansk region, Poltava region, and Chernihiv region have introduced quarantine measures tofight the spread of the flue epidemicadding to 9 regionswhere the Cabinet of Ministersdeclared quarantine last week.
"Except the nine regions, among the newly addedare Donetsk region, Kyiv region, Chernihiv region, and Zhytomyr region. Restricting anti-epidemic quarantine measures have been declared there. We follow the level of the epidemic in Poltava region, Luhansk region, and Kirovohrad. Restricting quarantine measures have been introduced there too," chief sanitary doctor of Ukraine Oleksandr Bilovol announced this at a news briefing.
Bilovol said the introduction of the quarantine measures is necessary to cut the rate of people suffering from the flu and acute respiratory viral infections.
The Cabinet of Ministers introduced quarantine in nine regions of Ukraine to fight the A(H1N1) flu epidemic on Oct. 30.The authorities of Poltava region have asked the Cabinet of Ministers cancel quarantine in educational institutions.
