Patient visits banned in Karlovy Vary region

In related news, the western Karlovy Vary region on Monday banned all patient visits at its hospitals because of swine flu fears. The ban was already in force for the Cheb district but has been widened to cover Sokolov and Karlovy Vary. Acute breathing problems which are symptomatic of swine flu has reached epidemic levels in the region with over 2,000 people per 100,000 infected.