Archive for the 'Cancun Safety' Category

WestJet Cancun Travel Advisory

WestJet is telling tourists in Mexican destination such as Cancun that due they have until May 4th to hitch a ride back home. First WestJet will use regular flights, and for overlow rescue flights will leave empty from Canada, and come back with tourists. WestJet Cancun Advisory further specifies that WestJet flights to Cancun [...]

Cancun suffers economically from swine flu epidemic

Although it is too early to guage the damage, it is obvious that Cancun will suffer greatly with the drastic reduction in tourism, related to swine flu.
Some countries such as Cuba and Argentina have stopped flights to Mexico. Some other countries such as Canada and US have posted travel advisories suggesting no non-essential flights.
Flu [...]

Flu in QR (Cancun area)? - and Cancun Airport Report

According to the Spanish-language website noticaribe.com, the governor of the State of Quintana Roo (in which Cancun is located) said that there have been 22 suspect cases of suspected flu in the state, 15 having been discarded, and 7 are being analyzed.
He asked people with any suspicous symptoms to go to local health authorities [...]

Cancun Swine Flu Connection?? Where do we stand?

Here is what we know so far regarding possible Cancun Swine Flu connection:
There are no swine flu cases reported in Cancun or the surrounding areas. One has to be cautious as the state of health care in the area (outside Cancun) may not allow proper gathering of information and proper diagnostic equipment may not [...]

Swine Flu in Cancun? Kid in Sacramento Being Tested

This is a breaking story. A kid in Sacramento coming back from Cancun has experienced flu-like symptoms, and swabs are being sent to CDC for further testing. Seven of his classmates also came down with flu-like symptoms.
“A seventh-grader at St. Mel who recently returned from a family vacation to Cancun, Mexico, felt ill last [...]

Is there swine flu in Cancun?

We are still not sure about this. There are NO confirmed reports of swine flu in Cancun. There are however two cases reported about young people who came back from Cancun (& Yucatan).
In case of the NYC flu outbreak, here is an excerpt:
“The outbreak apparently resulted from a spring break trip in Mexico, [...]

Yucatan (Cancun?) & Swine Flu Link? Canada

This is late breaking news. Canadian officials have confirmed that young people traveling to Yucatan conracted swine flu.
Along with the NYC Swine Flu with possible link to Cancun Case, it is becoming more likely that Cancun area is not being spared this disease. So if you are going take precautions.
Note that the report [...]

Cancun & Swine Flu ? 6 NYC Queens Students Test Positive

Well, we thought there were no cases of swine flu in Cancun… that is the official line, and it may be partially true. Today we learn that 6 students returning from Cancun to Queens U. (NY) have tested positive. See the Cancun Swine Flu article from NY Post.
Excerpts:

A group of students went on [...]

Cancun Mexico Travel Safety: Relenza, Tamiflu

According to an Associated Press article, makes of the two main anti-flu drugs Relenza and Tamiflu has stated that these two drugs are indeed effective with the new swine flu strain. The makers GlaxoSmithKline and Roche are working closely with World Health Organization to ensure the flow of these drugs to areas that are [...]

Areas in Mexico affected by Swine Flu

As of today, swine flu has been observed in Mexico and in the Southern United States. It appears that most of the tourist areas in Mexico have so far been spared (small comfort with the spread potential of this disease).
According to Vancouver Sun, most of the cases and 59 of the deaths were in [...]