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An outbreak of seasonal and swine flu, which hit Ukraine last week, has claimed the lives of 71 people, the country's prime minister said. Seventy-one people have died of flu as of today, Yulia Tymoshenko said reporting to parliament on the spread of flu and acute respiratory illness. The death toll from the A/H1N1 virus has not changed since Monday's 22 fatalities. The health ministry said on Monday 255,000 flu cases had been reported in the country, with 15,000 receiving treatment in hospital.
