Pandemic in Ukraine - Is it swine flu?
An epidemic is in full swing in the Ukraine. Swine flu is a part of it - but so far only account for somewhere around 70 reported cases. Otherwise over a million people have been stricken with flu or respiratory symptoms. The death toll is 174 and at nearly 53,000 Ukrainians have been hospitalized.
Schools and universities closed, whole regions are quarantined and masks and medication are sold out in most cities and towns. Ukraine is also in the midst of a Presidential election which has politicized the outbreak.
Current user AlexBush clipped this video from Russia Today.
(Frankly - I'm just as confused about what's actually happening after watching that video.)
If you're in Ukraine - let us know. Are people panicking?
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Schools and universities closed, whole regions are quarantined and masks and medication are sold out in most cities and towns. Ukraine is also in the midst of a Presidential election which has politicized the outbreak.
Current user AlexBush clipped this video from Russia Today.
(Frankly - I'm just as confused about what's actually happening after watching that video.)
If you're in Ukraine - let us know. Are people panicking?
Recently on the Current News Blog:
- Who's unemployed in America? - The Real Recovery
- DC sniper John Allen Muhammad to be executed tonight
- How safe are Pakistani nukes?
- Real Recovery college stories
- Fall of the Berlin Wall
