Buenos Aires mayor declares emergency to fight flu
Wed, Jul 01, 2009
Reuters
BUENOS AIRES - The mayor of the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, declared a health emergency on Tuesday to help control an outbreak of the deadly H1N1 flu strain.
Mayor Mauricio Macri urged residents to stay at home as much as possible.
Argentina's Health Ministry says 26 people have died from the new flu strain, the third highest death toll after Mexico and the United States.
