Mexico City/London, May 3: Mexico

Patralekha Chatterjee

May 3: The health authorities have cleared all doubts of anybody having contracted the H1N1 flu in the national capital after the reports of six persons turned out to be negative.

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MEXICO CITY: Influenza A(H1N1), popularly termed swine flu, extended its reach through Europe and Latin America, with at least five countries reporting new cases on Sunday. Health experts were investigating a case of the virus jumping from a person to pigs, trying to determine if the disease was reaching a new stage.

Manas Dasgupta

GANDHINAGAR: The Gujarat government has instructed authorities in all the sea ports across the State not to allow crew members of foreign cargo ships to set foot on Indian soil without being thoroughly checked.

K. Balchand

NEW DELHI: With a Hyderabad passenger too testing negative for influenza A(H1N1), the government asserted that the situation was under control and no case of the flu had been reported at any international airport in the country.

In view of the threat of outbreak of swine influenza/flu in Uttar Pradesh, the health officials are keeing high vigil across the state. Experts are of the view that some preventive steps can reduce the chances of swine flu infections spreading to human beings.

LARGE PARTS OF MEXICO REMAIN SHUT AS TRAVEL SUFFERS

AS a new flu strain spreads around the world, many of the largest US companies have halted business travel to Mexico and are increasing efforts to keep workplaces free of germs, but measures remain low-key.

Even as the global as well as regional media are flush with facts and information about the influenza A (H1N1) infection, swine flu in common parlance, the State

Madhur Tankha

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