Some places to reopen in Mexico after decline in flu cases
Published:Monday | May 4, 2009 | 6:07 PM
Restaurants and cafes in Mexico City are to reopen on Wednesday after the country recorded a drop in new cases of the H1N1 Influenza A virus.
Libraries, museums and churches are to reopen a day later but cinemas, theatres and bars are to remain closed.
Government officials are meeting to discuss when schools and businesses across the country can resume work.
More than 1,000 cases of the virus have been reported in 20 countries.
Confirmed cases in the US have risen from 226 to 286, spread over 36 states, with most patients suffering mild symptoms.
One death has been confirmed - that of a Mexican two-year-old boy who was visiting Texas.
Officials say the rise in cases in recent days was due to results of lab tests coming through, rather than because of a new surge in cases.
The UN said it has seen no evidence of a spread at community level in Europe and Asia - a development that would trigger the highest level of alert.
Dr Keiji Fukuda, deputy chief of the World Health Organization (WHO), said its essential that surveillance remains strong worldwide.