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The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, has adopted a resolution on the situation linked to the epidemic of seasonal flu and pandemic A/H1N1 influenza, as well as urgent measures to fight the spread of flu.
A total of 424 MPs out of the 444 registered in the parliament's session hall on Thursday voted for the resolution.
The parliament proposed that the government immediately implement a presidential decree and government decisions aimed at preventing the spread of pandemic flu.
The Cabinet of Ministers was also proposed to introduce tight controls over the proper use of funds.
The government was also proposed to send at least UAH 500 million to the regions in 2009, while distributing additional funds allocated to the Health Ministry to take measures to prevent the spread of pandemic flu, as well as the epidemic of seasonal flu and acute respiratory infections.
The parliament also proposed that the government cancel a ban on holding mass events in regions in which quarantines were not imposed due to the flu epidemic.
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