No EU travel restriction

The European Union has rejected calls for an EU-wide Mexico travel ban.



EU ministers were considering a French plan for an EU-wide travel advisory after the World Health Organization raised its alert from four to five.



This is just one level away from the stage, which indicates that a pandemic is about to happen.



In Mexico, the centre of the outbreak, the number of confirmed cases rose to 97 - up from 26 yesterday.



More than 160 people have already died as a result of the virus.



There are many cases elsewhere - including the US, Canada, Latin America, Europe, Israel, and New Zealand.



But officials say none of the dozens of cases of swine flu reported on the continent so far has been severe except in Mexico and the US.