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  • Russia: All public events in Tuva cancelled due to ILI

    Machine translation of original article:

    "In Tuva, the flu and SARS canceled all public events
    February 28, 2013

    Tuvan authorities ordered from 27 February to cancel all regional public events due to a sharp rise in the incidence of influenza and SARS, which is observed in nine regions of the country and its capital, Kyzyl, reports the press service of the regional government.

    For the week of 18 to 25 February in the medical institutions of the republic turned over five thousand cases, which is 2.6 times more than the previous week. More than 80 percent of them - children. 154 people were hospitalized. Experts believe, increase morbidity associated with the rapid warming observed in Tuva in the last days.

    As reported, in all areas where there has been exceeded thresholds for influenza and SARS, at least until March 7 closed for quarantine and pre-school institutions in which more than half of the children fell ill. On the orders of the head region in the country, special mobile teams who check compliance quarantine in health care, education, culture and sports.

    Epidporog influenza and SARS exceeded not only in Tuva, but other regions of Siberia. Intense epidemic situation noted, in particular, in Tomsk, Norilsk, Kemerovo, Omsk, Novosibirsk, Barnaul and other cities."



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