MEXICO CITY, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Mexico City health authorities are fully prepared in case A/H1N1 influenza spreads this winter, City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard said on Friday.

    The City Health Department has enough anti-viral drugs Oseltamivir to treat 32,000 new A/H1N1 flu cases, Ebrard told reporters during a ceremony where a three-day vacation for health sector workers was announced as rewards for their overload work against the epidemic.

    Ebrard also urged all the citizens to be vigilant for another A/H1N1 outbreak and take preventive measures to impede infections at working places, schools, and sports and entertainment centers.

    City Health Department Chief Armando Ahued said besides the city-stored Oseltamivir, the Mexican Health Ministry has almost 1 million treatments awaiting needs from Mexico City.

    The Epidemic Vigilance and Intelligence Center will work 24 hours a day to detect the new cases and refer patients to hospitals, Ahued added.

    Till June 25, the health ministry has reported 119 deaths from A/H1N1 flu in the country, and a total of 9,028 confirmed cases.

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