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US to Discourage Travel to Mexico

Obama says chill out

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 27, 2009 10:24 AM CDT

(Newser) – The State Department is set to issue a swine flu travel warning, telling Americans to “avoid all nonessential travel to Mexico,” a US official tells Reuters. But at the same time, President Obama urged calm. “This is obviously a cause for concern,” he said. “But it is not a cause for alarm.” He said yesterday’s declaration of a public health emergency was simply a “precautionary tool.”

US officials also plan to release some of country’s anti-flu drug stockpiles, and have recommended local authorities prepare to close schools if necessary.

People wearing face masks stand near Gerardo Leyva's home in the town of Xonacatlan, Mexico, Sunday, April 26, 2009. (AP Photo/Miguel Tovar)

Vehicle traffic crosses from the US into Mexico at the San Ysidro Port of Entry in San Diego Sunday, April, 26, 2009. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addresses delegates attending an international symposium on worldwide environmental concerns, April 27, 2009. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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