Mexico - FCO lifts advisory against all but essential travel

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Britons have been told they should feel free to travel to Mexico as fears about swine flu ease.

The FCO had been telling holiday makers and business travellers to avoid travel to Mexico wherever possible. But it amended its advice, saying a decline in new cases in the country meant Britons should now feel free to travel there.

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Travel Summary

• The World Health Organisation (WHO) Pandemic Threat Alert Phase remains at Level 5. See the WHO website at http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/en/index.html for further details.
• Following a decline in the number of reported new swine influenza cases in Mexico since its peak on 26 April 2009, we no longer advise against all but essential travel.
• A full consular and visa service is now available at the Embassy in Mexico City.
  
• British Nationals should continue to follow local advice on precautions to take to avoid exposure to the influenza.
  
• Cases of swine influenza have been reported in Mexico City and a number of other locations across the country. Travellers should consult a doctor immediately if they show signs of flu-like symptoms.
• The Mexican Secretariat of Health has advised people to avoid large crowds, shaking hands and kissing people as a greeting. Maintaining a distance of at least six feet from other persons and frequent hand washing may decrease the risk of exposure.............

Full details: Foreign & Commonwealth Office - Mexico

The US government has also lifted its advisory against non-essential travel to Mexico.