How to Prepare for a Pandemic

摘要

It's fitting that in a booming me-tropolis of 20 million people, the first sign that Mexico City had been recalled to life wasn't a public religious ceremony or a political rally but a traffic jam. After a weeklong shutdown in response to the H1N1 flu outbreak, on May 5-Cinco de Mayo-Mexico City began to stir again. The spread of the swine flu had slowed, leading Mexican officials to hope that the worst had passed. "Our strategy is working," said Mexican President Felipe Calderon. "We are now in a position to gradually resume our everyday activities."