According to WHO spokesperson Gregory Hartl, "a lot of unknowns" about the situation in the Ukraine remain, Bloomberg reports. "Ukraine faces an outbreak of flu-like illness that's killed at least 67 people and infected 255,000, according to the country's first deputy health minister Vasyl Lazoryshynets. About 22 patients tested positive for swine flu, Lazoryshynets said. The crew of experts will collect samples from patients and send them to the WHO's influenza collaborating center in London for diagnosis" with results on the outbreak anticipated as early as Nov. 4, according to Hartl.

The article also details the public's scramble for face masks, antivirals and folk remedies in the hopes of protecting themselves from the virus (Choursina/Pavliva, 11/2).

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