This was disclosed on January 26 by Health Minister Alexander Kvitashvili. He said that the flu epidemic began in Ukraine and meeting of the Ministry of Health headquarters will held today.
According to him, 2.6 million people got flu and SARS sick in Ukraine. The epidemic threshold has been exceeded in 18 regions of Ukraine and in Kyiv. The largest number of people who got sick - in Rivne region, the lowest - in Kharkiv.