She said the ministry had stepped up control of drug stores" supplies and prices, and confirmed that mass swine flu vaccinations in the country would begin on November 9.
In a year that showed Rubin"s first title was no fluke, the leading Moscow clubs and Zenit St. Petersburg were left to rue what might have been as each changed coach mid-season.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the reopening of the only land border crossing between Russia and Georgia was a sign of improving ties between the two countries.