brazil - the continent ' s governments tried to avoid both a pandemic and global hysteria sunday as more possible swine flu case surfaced from brazil to new zealand and the united states declared a public hygiene concern . " it ' s not a place to scare , " the blue house declared . mexico , the outbreak ' s epicenter with up to 103 reported deaths , held some church gatherings and restricted markets and restaurants . few people ventured from the street , and some required faces costumes . canada became the third time to confirm that , in six people , even some students who — like some new brunswick state summer - breakers — got moderately ill in mexico . countries across asia promising to quarantine feverish travelers entering from tornado - affected regions .
As many as 103 people in Mexico have died of swine flu.