MIGnews.com.ua October 31, 2009
Yulia Tymoshenko assured that to date, all pharmacies and hospitals are provided "with rapid tests to detect Californian influenza." "We have bought a sufficient number of medical masks, which are distributed to the regions of Ukraine. All the pharmacies and hospitals have already been provided with relevant masks, medical supplies and drugs for prophylaxis and treatment of swine flu", - she said.
In addition, the Prime Minister announced that all funds necessary for the purchase of medicines to prevent and treat flu, "which can cope with this disease" have been assigned from reserve fund. Yulia Tymoshenko stressed that she will control all pharmacies. According to her, for the period of the epidemic of influenza A (H1N1), all health institutions, regardless of their form of ownership, will be subordinated to the Ministry of Health of Ukraine.
She drew attention to the fact that now a minimum set of drug will be allocated for every drugstore. She stressed that the level of drug prices must be on the same level as last week. "If at least one pharmacy increases the price by 1 kopeck, then license will be withdrawn immediately" - promised the Prime Minister.
The Prime Minister also announced that the Cabinet of Ministers will allocate Hr 500 mn for the purchase of necessary medicines in the country. After the Cabinet meeting she was going to leave for the Ternopil Region. She explained that it is necessary to control the whole situation.
Summing up, she promised all the possible symptoms of A (H1N1) influenza A (H1N1) will be reported on all television channels, radio, in all printed publications of the country. Premier appealed to citizens to seek medical help when first symptoms of the disease appear. " A person is to do the only one thing - when there are early symptoms similar to acute respiratory disease – to go to hospital because (A (H1N1) disease is threatening only when person does not go to hospital and the disease transforms into advanced infection"- Yulia Tymoshenko asked.
Yesterday, on October 30 Health Minister Vasyl Knyazevych held a briefing at which he confirmed: the presence of flu virus A/N1N1-California was confirmed in the bodies of 11 patients in Ternopil and Lviv. In particular, as of October 29 at the Hromashevsky Institute of Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases, 22 samples of patients from Ternopil had been analyzed. A flu was confirmed in 11 cases, 7 out of them - Influenza A/N1N1-California.
In addition, experts at the laboratory of virology studied the materials of 8 people from Lviv with preliminary clinical diagnosis ‘acute respiratory viral infection’ in the presence of influenza virus A/N1N1. 4 out of them - positive for the presence of influenza virus A/N1N1-California, the press service of the Ministry of Health reports.
According to Vasyl Kniazevych, Ministry of Health appealed to the international organizations for advice and provision of number of vaccines against A/N1N1 flu -California.
General Directorate of Health and Medical Care at the Kyiv city state administration has decided to organize isolators in the dormitories of higher educational institutions in connection with the epidemic of influenza A (H1N1). The students suffering from cold will be there, was reported by the press service of the Kyiv city state administration, with reference to the order of October 30, on strengthening the preventive and treatment measures. In addition, the Administration ordered all doctors to wear masks and banned visits of patients’ relatives.
12:21 a.m. Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko announced all events are canceled in connection with epidemic of swine flu in Ukraine. The matter is about pre-election tour of Yulia Tymoshenko "With Ukraine in the heart", and about the rally, which was planned by President of UkraineViktor Yushchenko to hold on Sunday, November 1.
Health Minister Vasyl Knyazevych confirmed information about limitation of border crossing of Regions of Ukraine.
Epidemic of flu in the Western Ukraine can be used as a pretext for imposing a state of emergency and breakdown of the upcoming presidential elections in Ukraine. This opinion was expressed by the Deputy Director of the Situations Modeling Agency Oleksiy Holobutsky.
"Today it is absolutely clear that a political group of the current President of Ukraine is not interested in early elections, whose personal rating is very low. The state of emergency will be imposed in Ukraine in order not just postpone the election date, and frustrate them, most likely, under the pretext of pandemic influenza on Ukraine "- UNIAN news agency reports referring to the comment of the expert.
Oleksiy Holobutsky also believes that initiators of breakdown of elections will be supported by doctors, who, according to the instructions in a pandemic, will impose a ban on public events, gatherings of people, and in this case no elections will be held.
Party of Regions will demand imposition of a moratorium on election rallies in connection with the swine flu epidemic in Ukraine. This statement was made by the Party of Regions leader Viktor Yanukovych in Kharkiv.
There is a lack of the most necessary antibacterial, antiviral, symptomatic medication drugs, as well as personal protective equipment - masks for the population in drugstores of the Ivano-Frankivsk Region, the head of the Ivano-Frankivsk regional state administration Mykola Paliychuk.
Mykola Paliychuk noted that the region together with the Ministry of Health is doing everything to provide pharmacies with the necessary preventing drugs. However, he stated that the medical facilities are provided with all necessary medicines and antibiotics for the treatment of patients, and patients are provided with medical care free of charge, reports Interfax-Ukraine.
Mykola Paliychuk noted that in all the reception centers of hospitals "Tamiflu" drug exists (intended for the treatment of swine influenza).
State Border Service is taking measures to prevent acute respiratory viral infections in the deterioration of the epidemiological situation in Ukraine, is stated by the press service of the State Border Service.
Party of Regions insists on the need to dismiss Health Minister Vasyl Knyazevych in connection with the epidemic of influenza A (H1N1), told the leader of the Party of Regions, candidate for President Viktor Yanukovych on Friday in Kharkiv.
12:35 a.m. Ukraine is at the highest (third) level of danger of epidemic, said Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko at a briefing yesterday, on October 30.
The Prime Minister noted that all Ukrainian factories for the production of medical masks have now been given orders for the manufacture of these remedies. Yulia Tymoshenko noted that the vaccine will be in the medical institutions, but the vaccination will be voluntary.
President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko supports the formulation of clear recommendations to the Ministry of Health for the population in connection with epidemic of influenza A (H1N1). "Ministry of Health should prepare a national plan of actions to formulate clear recommendations for population," - he said at a meeting with representatives of the media.
President Viktor Yushchenko asked the Cabinet of Ministers to allocate Hr 50 mn to the Ukrainian center of influenza and acute respiratory diseases.
The operation of all markets will be suspended in Lviv and in all settlements of the Region. In addition, the Lviv regional council appealed to the clergy with a request to reduce the number of divine service and their duration in the churches.
The Lviv Region asks the Cabinet of Ministers to allow the sale in pharmacies of drug Tamiflu, which is recommended for influenza A (H1N1).
Since October 19, 33 cases of death from influenza and acute respiratory viral diseases had been registered in the Ternopil, Ivano-Frankivsk and Lviv Regions. This information was confirmed by the Ministry of Health of Ukraine.
The Lviv Regional Committee on Technological and Environmental Safety and Emergency has decided to establish telephone "hot lines".
The Kyiv City State Administration imposed quarantine because of the epidemic of influenza A (H1N1) in schools and higher educational institutions beginning from November 2. Also, the City Council decided to impose strict mask mode besides medical facilities in the trade institutions, catering and markets.
01:05 p.m. Ukrzaliznytsya intensified anti-epidemic measures in connection with the epidemic of influenza A (H1N1) and the spread of acute respiratory viral infections.
Today President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko made a statement about the situation with influenza A (H1N1), the text of which is published on the official website of the Head of State.
The State Border Committee of Belarus has sent instructions to all the checkpoints on the border crossing on high alert in relation to the epidemiological situation in Ukraine.
INSTRUCTION: It is necessary to avoid contact with people who have symptoms of flu of influenza; restrict visits of places with a great number of people, often air the house, wash often hands with soap during 20 seconds; avoid touching eyes, nose or mouth with unwashed hands; avoid hugs, kisses and handshakes, cover nose and mouth when sneezing or coughing with nasal tissue and then throw it away. If a person has flu symptoms, you should stay away from him at a distance of at least two meters.
CLINICAL SIGNS OF A/H1N1 INFLUENZA ARE: headache, muscle aches, sore throat, fever, cough, runny nose, nasal stuffiness, in some cases - vomit and diarrhea.
In connection with epidemic of influenza A (H1N1) in Ukraine people's deputy, member of Party of Regions faction Valery Bondyk proposes the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to dismiss Health Minister Vasyl Knyazevych and Minister for Emergencies Volodymyr Shandra.
The author of draft decree argues the need for dismissal of Ministers because they did not ensure the necessary measures to prevent the spread of influenza virus A (H1N1). Valery Bondyk thinks actions of Vasyl Kniazevych and Volodymyr Shandra criminally negligent and incompetent, which might lead to the significant number of deaths in Ukraine, and the declaration of a state of emergency in Ukraine.
The Ternopil Regional State Administration together with the Ternopil State Medical University established telephone hot lines to inform the public about the prevention of flu: 42-20-63, 42-20-64, 42-20-65
01:28 p.m. Kyiv Mayor Leonid Chernovetsky is afraid of rapid spread of influenza A (H1N1) epidemic in the capital of Ukraine because of its high attendance by tourists and visitors. In this regard, he said that the Kiev City Administration has established the Emergency Headquarters, which will hold daily meetings and study the situation with the influenza epidemic in the city.
Transport and Communications Ministry has strengthened Counter epidemic measures in rail, road, sea and air transport in connection with the epidemic of influenza A (H1N1). This is stated in the press service of Ministry of Transport.
Russia and India are ready to assist Ukraine in the fight against the epidemic of swine influenza. Proposal for assistance was made by Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Indian Ambassador Debabrata in an interview with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko.
According to actual data, characteristics of the pandemic are the following:
- The majority of patients get sick easily, and recover completely within a week, often without treatment, except for pregnant women and people with chronic illnesses – in 2 percents of cases severe course is being developed
- A new virus A/H1N1 infects the lungs directly, causing severe respiratory failure more frequently among young people under the age of 25
- pregnant women, people with chronic respiratory diseases and cardiovascular diseases, as well as patients with diabetes mellitus, autoimmune disorders and obesity have increased risk of complicqations, Interfax-Ukraine reports.
Ukraine will appeal for humanitarian aid for the provision of drugs against influenza A/H1N1. The decision about it was made yesterday, on October 30 at the National Security and Defense (NSDC) meeting, said the NSDC Secretary Raisa Bohatyryova, UNIAN correspondent reports.
As a reminder, on October 28 flu epidemic in the Ternopil Region, which had appeared a week ago, mowed down nearly 10,000 of residents. Moreover - unknown virus has already killed seven people. Ministry of Health has confirmed 20 deaths from pneumonia in Ternopil, Ivano-Frankivsk and Lviv Regions.
A closed meeting has been held in Ivano-Frankivsk, at which participants agreed that epidemic of the so-called "pneumonic plague" is being spread throughout Ukraine. But the problem is its form is unknown, it is ATYPICAL nobody knows how to treat it.
An epidemic of high pathogenic influenza A/H1N1 has begun when it became cold in the country, Health Minister of Ukraine Vasyl Knyazevych claimed.
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