Blue &Yellow: Politics and Economics in Ukraine

Tymoshenko has moved swiftly to quarantine regions in Ukraine and close down schools in order to prevent the spread of swine flu. The decision by the Tymoshenko government to declare a state of emergency hasn't been without controversy, coming soon after the start of the presidential election. But cases of swine flu have been confirmed by the Health Ministry. So far there have been 14 cases of swine flu (with at least 30 deaths that could be swine flu), meanwhile the WHO is sending a team to Ukraine and the state will spend UAH 500 million to combat the  epidemic.