189 in a million would be a death rate of about of one in five hundred or 0.2%. Is that high for a normal flu?
I’m very suspicious of this story as it seems to have been flogged by a Ukrainian premier that is running behind in the polls.
Oops. About 0.002%. Much smaller.
It’s hard to tell how reliable this information is. The fact that Victor Yuschenko is flogging this actually gave me pause because he doesn’t seem to scare easily - he was the one poisoned by rivals during the election.