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Mexico City, capital of Mexico, is not on risk for the influenza H1N1, said the Mayor Marcelo Ebrard.
This city lowered its H1N1 alert level from yellow to green, and Mr. Ebrard said "we can relax now that there have been no new infections for a week.”
Marcelo Ebrard said the city comes back to its 100 per cent of activities.
"There's no longer any need to wear masks. You can come to the city without any risk," he added.
The change of the level colour means the risk of contagion is low, the situation is under control and the images of countless people wearing blue surgical masks in cars, sidewalks, restaurants and heaters can be consigned to history.
Armando Ahued, City Health Secretary, said no swine flu cases have been confirmed since May 14 and nobody has been hospitalized with respiratory infections in the last three days.
"We are seeing a 96.1 per cent drop in cases, and that's why we are dropping the alert level to green," Ahued added.
In a press conference the officials told that since the outbreak was declared on April 23, Mexico City has spent 4.5 billion pesos (CN$390 million) to buy medicine and antibacterial gel and provide incentives for businesses to shut their doors and clean public spaces.
The virus of influenza A H1N1 has killed 75 people and infected more than 3,800 people across Mexico.
Mayor Ebrard asked Mexicans to maintain sanitary conditions in places where crowds gather, such as schools, subway and to support a "culture of health."
The Mayor concluded that the big lesson “is that we understand that we have to be prepared for any possible virus that can appear."
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