One in four Belarusians may be infected with swine flu

Up to 2.5 million people may fall ill in Belarus during a flu pandemic, says the website Zavtra Tvoyei Strany citing experts' estimates. The disease may be untreatable for 9,000 people.   Ina Karaban, chief epidemiologist with the Health Ministry, says that between five and 25 percent of Belarusians may be infected with swine flu, based on methods of the World Health Organization (WHO).