Drink Whisky to Avoid Swine Flu

(Moscow, Russia) Even the swine flu can't stop Russian soccer fans from traveling to support their team.

Russian soccer fans have been told to drink whisky on their trip to Wales for next month's World Cup qualifier to ward off the H1N1 swine flu virus, the head of the country's supporter association (VOB) said on Monday.

"We urge our fans to drink a lot of Welsh whisky as a form of disinfection," VOB head Alexander Shprygin toldReuters .

"That should cure all symptoms of the disease."

Russia's Health Ministry has issued a public warning against traveling to Britain because of the spread of the H1N1 virus but Shprygin said he expected at least several hundred fans would go to Wales for the September 9 qualifier in Cardiff.

It's not known whether a medical basis exists to support drinking whisky to "cure all symptoms" of H1N1 infections. However, it is known that enough whisky will dispel any concern about health.