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Maria, 45, is another suspect of swine flu virus
A (H1N1) after the National Influenza Center in Mexico City, capital of
Mexico, examined her on April 26, 2009. The Mexican health secretary said Sunday
the death toll of confirmed and suspected swine flu cases rose to 103,
while the number of sickened cases touched 1,614. (Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery>>> |
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Maria, 45, is another suspect of swine flu virus A (H1N1)
after the National Influenza Center in Mexico City, capital of Mexico, examined
her on April 26, 2009.(Xinhua Photo) Photo
Gallery>>> |
Latest developments on swine flu
worldwide
Death toll reached 103 including confirmed or suspected
swine flu cases, all in Mexico.
The sickened numbers are 1,614 in Mexico, suspected or
confirmed; 20 confirmed in U.S.; 6 confirmed in Canada; 13 suspected in New
Zealand; 7 suspected in Spain; 1 suspected in France; 1 suspected in Israel; 1
suspected in Brazil. Full story
Backgrounder: Key facts about swine
flu
WASHINGTON, April 25 (Xinhua) -- A new swine flu strain
has killed as many as 20 people and sickened more than 1,300 across Mexico.
Eleven U.S. people were also confirmed to be infected with the virus.
The World Health Organization announced Saturday that the
outbreak in Mexico and the United States constituted a "public health emergency
of international concern."
Health secretary: Death toll of
confirmed, suspected swine flu cases reaches 103 in Mexico
MEXICO CITY, April 26 (Xinhua) -- The Mexican health
secretary said on Sunday that the death toll of confirmed and suspected swine
flu cases rose to 103, with the number of sickened cases reaching 1,614.
Health Secretary Jose Angel Cordova updated the numbers
while speaking to Televisa Mexican national television network on Sunday night.
Full story
Mexican stadiums closed for fear of
swine flu
MEXICO CITY, April 26 (Xinhua) -- A game in Mexico City's
Aztec Stadium has to be played before an empty house on Sunday as swine flu
fears forced stadiums to be closed.
The capacity 105,000 Aztec Stadium was empty when Mexico
City's America team played at the normally jam-packed stadium against Tecos. Full story