President Victor Yushchenko hopes the situation with the A(H1N1) flu epidemic and other acute respiratory viral infections in Ukraine will stabilize within five or seven days.
Ukrainian News learned this from a statement by Viktor Yushchenko made public at a meeting concerning the flu epidemic in Lviv.
"I would like to devote this meeting to this [to the flu epidemic], as that we would report in 5-7 days that this wave of flu and the acute respiratory viral infection we face in several western regions of the country so far, that we have achievements in the overcoming this wave in 5-7 days, that the situation is under control," the presidential press service quoted Yushchenko as saying.
He called on people to follow advice of specialists, rather than pieces of advice from politicians speculating on the flu.
Yushchenko said the fight against the epidemic should start with observation of routine rules of hygiene by citizens.
He also called on citizens to take into consideration recommendations from the Health Ministry and restrict their trips in Ukraine.
As Ukrainian News earlier reported, President Yushchenko has called on the Health Ministry to release understood recommendations for the population concerning the A(H1N1) flu epidemics.
The Health Ministry on October 30 declared the A(H1N1) flu epidemic throughout Ukraine.
The Cabinet of Ministers has introduced quarantine in nine regions, banned organization of mass events, and closed educational institutions for three weeks because of the epidemic influenza.
