FACTBOX - Measures in North, South America against flu
(Reuters) - Governments across North and South America took measures to avert a pandemic as the new swine flu virus spread from Mexico.
MEXICO
* In Mexico, the center of the outbreak where 149 people were reported to have died, schools throughout the country have been closed until May 6.
* The Mexican government issued an emergency decree that gives it the power to isolate sick people, enter homes or workplaces and regulate air, sea and land transportation to try and stop further infection.
* Congress was to meet in a closed-door session on Tuesday to consider measures.
* Mexico City authorities shut bars, restaurants, cinemas, gyms and even churches and made soccer teams play in empty stadiums to prevent the disease's spread. Many offices told workers to stay home but traffic remained heavy.
* The government said it had $450,000 available to fight the flu, and the World Bank offered $205 million in loans.
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