Topic: Felipe Calderon

US, Canada, Mexico vow new vigilance on swine flu

The United States, Mexico and Canada on Monday vowed new vigilance against an expected resurgence of swine flu in coming months, in a joint summit communique. "We will remain vigilant and pledge to continue our close collaboration in addressing the H1N1 pandemic," ...

Mexico bounces back to life after swine flu

World health chiefs admitted Thursday they had yet to get a handle on swine flu and warned against any lowering of the guard after Mexico, the epicentre of the epidemic, ended a nationwide lockdown.High schools and universities reopened in Mexico, the day ...
Mexico cancels Cinco de Mayo celebration because of swine flu, vows to defeat 'new enemy'Swine flu fears closed Mexico's biggest Cinco de Mayo celebration in this colonial city on Tuesday, while Mexicans in the U.S. planned to party despite the growing epidemic ...

Flu epidemic has cost Mexico billions

Mexico said on Tuesday the swine flu epidemic had ravaged the country's vital tourism industry and cost its economy billions as it looked to reopen shuttered businesses after a five-day shutdown.Finance Minister Agustin Carstens said the impact of had been devastating for ...
Mexico City getting some of its bustle back after swine flu shutdown, but experts urge cautionTraffic is picking up again, cafes are reopening and cleanup crews are getting universities ready to resume classes. And health experts warned that Mexico and the rest ...

Flu-hit Mexico awaits return to business as usual

Mexico was on Tuesday eagerly awaiting the resumption of normal business at the end of a five-day nationwide shutdown over swine flu and launched an operation to fly home its nationals quarantined in China.As President Felipe Calderon said Mexico's response to the ...
Mexico announced a return to " Other holiday events also were canceled.And experts inside Mexico's swine flu crisis center warned that the virus remains active throughout Mexico and could bounce back once millions return to work and school. "The bottom line is ...
Mexico announced a return to " "This is about going back to normalcy but with everyone taking better care," Calderon said.But experts inside Mexico's swine flu crisis center warned that the virus remains active throughout Mexico and could bounce back once millions ...

Flu toll rises as virus hits Europe, stock markets

The toll from the Mexican swine flu outbreak escalated Monday as the virus reached Europe and sent shivers through stock markets, despite appeals for calm from US President Barack Obama.Health Minister Jose Angel Cordova said the number of confirmed and suspected deaths ...

Global alarm as killer swine flu spreads

World health officials Sunday stepped up the battle against a new swine flu, blamed for dozens of deaths in Mexico, as the US declared a public emergency amid signs the disease was spreading.The will screen visitors arriving in the US from infected ...