Sonoran officials say they are not seeing swine flu

By Jonathon Shacat
Wick News Service
Published/Last Modified on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 4:05 PM MDT


BISBEE — Mexican officials announced Monday that there are no confirmed cases of swine flu in Sonora, but they have closed all schools in the state as a precaution.


In fact, across Mexico schools at all levels will remain closed until May 6.

El Imparcial reported that during a press conference, Eduardo Bours Castelo, governor of Sonora, said there were no reported cases in the state.

And, the secretary of health, Raymundo Lopez Vucovich, said hospitals are being monitored and added, “We don’t have any cases, neither suspected, nor verified.”

According to a press release, the Secretary of Education and Culture in Sonora announced the cancellation of classes from kindergarten through university.

The measure applies to students, teachers and staff in public and private schools.

Meanwhile, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta recommended that U.S. travelers avoid all nonessential travel to Mexico.

 

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Comments

    DRAMA wrote on May 1, 2009 6:51 PM:

    " If people were more educated there would'nt be so much drama. I was at the hospital with my mother who WAS severly ill not with flu like symptoms but who had a heart attack on Tuesdayat 4:00 I was sitting in the waiting room and only heard people there complaing about the wait time People don't you read the newspaer or watch the T.V. obviously not the statments are STAY HOME.I felt bad for the young lady at window having to answer ALL those RUDE people She only said more than a dozen times as soon as theres a bed she would take them back one lady went as far as calling her a lier and the poor young lady only apologized to that idiot. and as for Sonora A.P. there has been NOOOOOOOOOOO cases yet no not 4 get your facts straight. People need to have a drink a RELAX if you get swine well your gonna have another case of the BAD flu. No antibiotics are gonna help its a VIRUS. Read alittle more often and become alittle more educated, and stop waisting resources for those who REALLY NEED IT!!!!! "

    fromAZ wrote on May 1, 2009 12:23 AM:

    " Maybe travel advisories for travel to Douglas, and Agua Prieta should be issued regarding the corruption and danger of traveling to those areas. "

    Manuel wrote on Apr 30, 2009 3:21 PM:

    " YEAH RIGHT! Of course they're not going to say if they find cases. If there are cases in Arizona, there has to be some in Sonora. You do'nt just close all schools as precaution. Just like there is no government corruption in Sonora, or just like there is no Drug Cartel violence in Sonora, lies lies lies. "

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