Confusion remains over Yushchenko illness

It is still not known what caused the illness that struck Ukrainian opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko during the election campaign, leaving his face scarred, the director of the hospital that treated him said today.

Yushchenko has accused the Ukrainian authorities of poisoning him, something they deny. He first sought treatment at Vienna’s private Rudolfinerhaus clinic on September 10, four days after falling ill.