Swine flu cases reported in more regions of Russia
12:41, 28 July 2009
MOSCOW. July 28. KAZINFORM The number of Russians who have contracted the A/H1N1 virus has risen to 28, Russia's sanitary watchdog said on Tuesday; Kazinform cites RIA Novosti.
Swine flu cases have been registered not only in Moscow and central Russia, but also in the Volga Region, the Urals and Siberia.
All the people diagnosed with swine flu in Russia had recently returned from vacations or business trips abroad, mainly from Britain and Spain.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed 160,038 officially registered swine flu cases including 991 deaths in 135 countries and territories worldwide; Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.
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