November 5, 2009 - 11:45 AMT
Kyiv to host Junior Eurovision 2009 despite А1Н1 pandemic
Ukraine's government decided not to postpone Junior Eurovision 2009 despite А1Н1 pandemic, Kommersant-Ukraine reported.

The organizers pledged security for contest participants to arrive from Armenia, Russia, Sweden, Romania, Serbia, Georgia, Cyprus, Malta, Belgium, Belarus and Macedonia.

As of November 4, 93 cases of swine flu were registered in Ukraine. Quarantine was announced in some regions.