Number of patients and deaths, as of November 2
As of Monday morning died of pneumonia 64. , Said First Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Turchinov during the conciliation board in parliament. According to him all over Ukraine on Monday appealed for medical help 171 thousand people, of whom - 7.5 thousand hospitalized. "And, unfortunately, 64 people died. This is the information this morning," - said Turchinov.
He once again assured that "this problem was not a surprise to the government," and recalled that at one time Cabinet has allocated 50 million hryvnia, which was purchased for 130 thousand doses of Tamiflu and other preventive means.
"At the same time the Government decided to purchase the required number of emergency" and the respirator, but the decision was vetoed by the president, and now we have to say in an emergency procedure addresses this issue "- said Turchinov.
According to him, in the night from Sunday to Monday, had already been received 300 thousand doses of the drug Tamiflu, which were distributed among regions.
02.11.2009
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