washington - the america ' s governments hurried to avoid both a swine and widespread violence day as more possible influenza flu episodes surfaced from america to old zealand and the gulf states declared a public safety emergency . " it ' s not a time to panic , " the white houses said . mexico , the outbreak ' s epicenter with up to 103 confirmed deaths , scheduled some school services and opened markets and restaurants . few people ventured onto the streets , and some assumed facial masks . canada became the third country to confirm cases , in six individuals , plus some children but — met some new zealand city rose - breakers — got briefly upset in mexico . countries across asia swore to quarantine feverish travelers entering from flu - affected locations .
As many as 103 people in Mexico have died of swine flu.