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The latest trinational news.Thursday, April 30, 2009
Mexico Limits Public Services as Flu Alerts Are Increased
The New York Times, April 30, 2009 - “As the swine flu virus appeared in new locations as far apart as Peru and Switzerland on Thursday, Mexicans braced for a national shutdown of offices, restaurants, schools and even the stands of soccer stadiums in an attempt to slow the spread of the disease. In nationally televised speech Wednesday night, Mexican President Felipe Calderón said that, as of Friday, many public services would be closed through Tuesday, encompassing a long holiday weekend. Most government offices and many private businesses will be ordered closed, restaurants, schools and museums will remain shuttered, and spectators will be barred from all professional soccer matches.Churches are expected to be nearly empty on Sunday. Officials in Asia and Europe also scrambled to confront the sickness, but Hong Kong’s chief executive, Donald Tsang, said t hat “pandemic flu will continue to spread and Hong Kong is very likely to be affected.”Senior European health officials prepared for emergency talks Thursday in Luxembourg to mold their own response, and governments in Asia stepped up preparations for a potential pandemic.” Read More.
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