washington - the globe ' s governments raced to avoid both a pandemic and global hysteria weekend as more possible h1n1 flu cases surfaced from canada to and zealand and the southern states declared a public health panic . " it ' s not a time to panic , " the washington house explained . mexico , the outbreak ' s epicenter with up to 103 suspected causes , canceled some religious services and closes markets and restaurants . few people ventured onto the roads , and some assumed face masks . spain become the ninth one to identify cases , in eight nations , including some students which — like some central yorker city season - breaking — got mildly ill in 2003 . countries across asia promised to precaution feverish travelers returning from disaster - affected areas .
As many as 103 people in Mexico have died of swine flu.