The BBC reports that Mexico City is now closing restaurants and cafes as an attempt to keep the swine flu virus from spreading. Public gatherings, museums and sports attractiosn have already been banned.
Mexico City has banned restaurants and cafes from serving all food except takeaways in a bid to help prevent the spread of the deadly swine flu virus.
Schools across Mexico have closed and public gatherings are restricted, after more than 150 people are believed to have died from swine flu.
The number of cases globally is rising, though no-one outside Mexico has died.
The UN has called on countries to check their contingency plans for a possible global epidemic, or pandemic.
CNN Health correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta tweeted yesterday that the mayor of Mexico City told him they may also shut down the public transport system.
