Citizens of Mexico are in shock over the unexpected deaths of two Mexicans as a result of two separate clashes with the United States Border Patrol. These incidents occurred less than a month apart: the brutal attack of Anastacio Hernández, a Mexican worker who lived in California for 20 years, in the international crossing of San Ysidro-Tijuana, and the shooting of 15-year-old Sergio Adrián Hernández in the border of El Paso-Ciudad Juárez.
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Swine Flu: The WHO Warns About Possible Pandemic Risk
"It's a potential pandemic because it is infecting people." said Margaret Chan,the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), about the unknown and strange flu that has killed at least 149 people in Mexico and may have infected up to a thousand.
The alarm is also coming from the U.S., where the virus has infected height people. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has warned that the spread of the virus appears to be out of control.
"Be prepared for the worst. The situation is very serious and we are very concerned, and we do not know if we can contain the spread of this virus" said the director of CDC's Public Health, Anne Schuchat.
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Alert: Deadly Flu Outbreak In Mexico City
For the first time in more than 20 years, the federal government has cancelled classes at all levels (from kindergarten up to university). The Minister of Health is investigating 943 cases and estimates that the virus has already killed 16 people so far in April.
"We are faced with a new influenza virus, whose symptoms are: fever over 39 degrees, cough, severe headache, muscle aches and joints, irritation of the eyes and nasal discharge" said Health Minister Jose Angel Cordova, on Thursday night.
While the authorities recognized investigating 16 "suspicious" deaths, the World Health Organization says that there are about 800 suspected cases of swine flu, with 57 deaths in the region of Mexico and similar reported cases in the San Luis Potosi region in the center of the country.
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