washington - the global ' s governments fought to avoid both a pandemic and global hysteria sunday as more anticipated swine death cases surfaced from canada to new zealand and the united states as a public health issue . " it ' s not a moment to panic , " the white house replied . mexico , the outbreak ' s epicenter with up to 103 suspected deaths , canceled some chapel services and closed markets and restaurants . few people venture onto the sidewalk , and some wears face masks . canada became the third country to check cases , in six people , including some students who — like some new york city spring - breaker — got mildly ill in mexico . cities throughout asia promised to biosecurity fitful travelers returning from plague - affected regions .
As many as 103 people in Mexico have died of swine flu.