Mexican Health Minister Jose Angel Cordova said the flu was easing but warned that it was too early for Mexico -- the epicenter of an outbreak that has spread to 19 countries -- to let down its guard.
The mayor of Mexico City, Marcelo Ebrard, said the capital of 20 million inhabitants was likely to resume normal activities on Thursday, observing certain health precautions, after a five-day partial shutdown to limit the virus' spread.
Cordova said the H1N1 flu outbreak appeared to have peaked in Mexico between April 23 and 28 and fewer people had gone to hospitals with serious flu symptoms in the past few days."The evolution of the epidemic is now in its phase of descent," he told a news conference in Mexico City, where millions of people heeded government advice to stay at home.
After days of alarm that had kept streets eerily quiet, the atmosphere in Mexico City appeared more relaxed on Sunday, with some people venturing out on bikes or running. Many no longer wore the surgical masks that have been almost obligatory in the city in the last week as residents feared infection.
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