The speed of movement is taking many by surprise and the WHO is calling this "a public health emergency of international concern." More from the AP:
A new strain of swine flu has this metropolis of 20 million people increasingly fearful as suspected flu deaths grow, and world health officials warn that Mexico City could be at the epicenter of a global epidemic.And, cases have been reported in the U.S., via Reuters:
Everything from concerts to sports matches and church services were canceled Sunday to keep people from congregating and spreading the virus in large crowds.
President Felipe Calderon assumed new powers to isolate people infected with a deadly swine flu strain that Mexico's health minister says has killed up to 81 people and likely sickened 1,324 since April 13.
While all the deaths so far have been in Mexico, the flu is spreading in the United States. Eleven cases were confirmed in California, Kansas and Texas, and eight schoolchildren in New York City caught a type A influenza virus that health officials say is likely to be the swine flu.
