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Mexican officials lower swine flu alert level

May. 4, 2009
Restaurants, churches and schools will begin reopening over the next few days after Mexican officials report the H1N1 outbreak is waning. But U.S. officials say it's too soon to declare the problem under control. Amid signs that the H1N1 influenza outbreak in Mexico is waning, health authorities...
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Mexico to virtually shut down this weekend

Mexico to virtually shut down this weekend

MEXICO CITY, April 30 (UPI) -- Activities throughout Mexico will be curtailed through the weekend -- and longer in some cases -- in an attempt to slow the spread of swine flu, officials said.

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MEXICO CITY, April 30 (UPI) -- Health officials say they're trying to unravel the riddle of why all but one of the 153 deaths in the swine flu outbreak occurred in Mexico.

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MEXICO CITY , April 28 (UPI) -- Tens of thousands of public venues have been closed to contain the spreading swine flu virus in Mexico City and throughout the country, officials say.

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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch