Swine Flu Hits Mexico

A soldier hands out masks at the Historic Center
ALFREDO ESTRELLA / AFP / Getty

Taking Cover
A soldier hands out masks in central Mexico City. The E.U.'s health commissioner on Monday urged Europeans to postpone nonessential travel to Mexico and the U.S. The illness has claimed at least 152 lives, confined hundreds to hospitals and brought Mexico City, one of the world's largest cities, to a virtual standstill

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