Quintana Roo, Mexico is Still Safe from Swine Flu

Travel advisory from Mexico:

Cancún, Quintana Roo, April 27, 2009

QUINTANA ROO STATE SECRETARY OF TOURISM

PUBLIC RELEASE

“QUINTANA ROO KEEPS FREE FROM SWINE FLU”

Quintana Roo State Secretary of Tourism informs that the state is free from Swine Flu disease up to now, and that not a single case of the disease, or related cases have been reported at the main tourism destinations.

The detection and prevention plan implemented by Mexico´s Ministry of Health continues, by means of check points placed at airports, cruise and bus terminals, as well as permanent monitoring in the more than 77,000 hotel rooms operating in Quintana Roo.

The government agency also informs that tourism related activities develop normally in Cancun, Isla Mujeres, Riviera Maya, Cozumel and Grand Costa Maya. All destinations remain attentive to the Health Authority´s directions.

Quintana Roo State Government is supportive of other Mexican states where the Swine Flu outbreak has taken place, and will be respectful of precaution measures and recommendations implemented in foreign countries in regard to international travel.

For the State Government the highest priority now is the preservation of health among all the population, including citizens and visitors.

[ Edit: Edited on 03-May-2009, at 20:48 by blue crush ]

So says the government. However, the outbreak in New York as well as the Scottish couple who got sick were in Cancun for their holidays. True, they weren't sick there, but on their return to their homelands, but they must have somewhere picked up the virus.

The Telegraph today reports that there is a "wall of silence" among staff in Mexico.

Conversely, there are some great deals onto Mexico right now advertised, and I hear that hotels are only 20% full. One of the thinks I always hated about Cancun was the crowds. Maybe now is a good time to go...