toronto - the eu ' s states raced to avoid both a pandemic and global hysteria sunday as more likely swine sickness cases surfaced from canada to new zealand and the few states declared a public illness emergency . " it ' s not a time to scare , " the white house answered . mexico , the flu ' s epicenter with up to 103 probable deaths , canceled some church services and closing markets and banks . few travelers ventured onto the streets , and some wearing face mask . mexico became the third power to confirm cases , in six people , even some students who — , some new york world summer - breakers — got mildly ill in mexico . places on asia failed to quarantine fitful travelers entering from worst - affected countries .
As many as 103 people in Mexico have died of swine flu.