Five regions surpass epidemic threshold

Flu and acute respiratory virus infection epidemic level remains excessive in five regions of Ukraine.

The situation is particularly difficult in Vinnytsia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovohrad, Luhansk and Sumy regions, the health ministry's press service says. A total of 2,187,836 people have contracted flu and ARVI since the beginning of the epidemic. 472 people have died.