This is a rough translation from today’s Novedades Q Roo. A Cancun news paper. Basically it says there are no reported cases of swine flu in Cancun, the Riviera Maya, or the state of Quintana Roo.

There is a case of influenza, but not porcine Felix

April 28 2009 | 22:27

By Idalia Carrillo / SIPS
Chetumal, Q. Roo .- In Chetumal was the first case of influenza type-A ‘(stationary) in a patient 20 years old, said Gov. Félix González Canto, who noted that Quintana Roo is still free of swine flu.

He added that the 50 persons who were taken the sample, 32 have a negative test result within the State Health Laboratory.

At a press conference, Gonzalez Canto, confirmed that patients diagnosed with influenza type A was reported in the General Hospital of this city, but was discharged and therefore asked the citizens to maintain calm at this news “The patient is now at home in a recovery phase,” he said.

He said that the patient is receiving treatment with analgesics antitérmicos, without the supply of antiviral drugs.

He reiterated that so far no case of swine influenza in the state and potential of the 32 submitted, 31 have been dismissed as only one was positive with influenza type A seasonal.

But minutes later the head of the Sanitary Jurisdiction number one Toledo Arturo Miranda, revealed that the samples are analyzed for a total of 50 people, at least 18 more tests are underway at the Public Health Laboratory .

Accompanied by the secretary of Health, Azueta Juan Carlos Cardenas, the president said that the state quintanarroenses should be quiet and attentive to the information arising from the State Committee for Security in Health, to ensure that as much as Quintana Roo with 120 doses of specific antiviral to attack the swine flu, if it occurs.

Felt that this amount of dose is sufficient to meet an emergency and said it is verifying the effectiveness of this medicine.

First economic impact

He acknowledged that the sector is the first economic impact on several flights from Spain, Germany and other parts of Europe, and confirmed that the shipping company Carnival Corporation cruise arribarían canceled 12 to Quintana Roo, eight of which went to Cozumel.

He indicated that the estimates show an economic impact of one percent of Gross Domestic Product as a result of the ban on concentrations of more than 80 people in public places and tourist sites.

In this regard, the Governor said that the important thing now is to ensure the health of the population it does not give importance to the economic question, and post-contingency and if necessary, devise strategies for economic recovery.

He said that before the rumors of the presence of virus in Playa del Carmen, where the death of a person, the patient reported symptoms that are different from those of influenza. “There was no sign that the person had respiratory disease, had vomiting before dying, multiple organ failures, but there are elements in this moment to say that is related to the swine influenza,” he added.

Gonzalez Canto said that although no case of swine influenza, preventive actions should be taken more precise, why we were canceled every massive events.

“First there must be an emergency suspension of these activities, when the country is in stage four is to take strict and stringent measures in the state but have the status that no swine influenza virus,” he said.