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Policeman with surgical mask directs passengers at Chabacano subway station in Mexico City
29 Apr 2009
Source: Reuters
 
A policeman with a surgical mask directs passengers at the Chabacano subway station in Mexico City April 28, 2009. A deadly swine flu outbreak in Mexico is scaring away foreign tourists and hotels across the country are reporting cancellations, dealing a blow to an important engine for the Mexican economy. REUTERS/Daniel Aguilar (MEXICO HEALTH TRANSPORT)
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Children wear surgical masks as they walk in downtown Mexico City April 30, 2009. Mexico began shutting down parts of its economy on Thursday to slow the spread of a new ...




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