Mexico City: Mexico City on Thursday lowered its Swine flu alert level from yellow to green, and the mayor said "we can relax" now that there have been no new infections for a week.
Mayor Marcelo Ebrard said the change means the risk of contagion is low, the situation is under control and the images of countless people wearing blue surgical masks in cars, sidewalks, restaurants and theaters can be consigned to history.
"There's no longer any need" to wear masks, Ebrard said. "Now you can come to the city without any risk."
City Health Secretary Armando Ahued said nobody has been hospitalised with respiratory infections in the last three days, and no Swine flu cases have been confirmed since May 14.
"We are seeing a 96.1 per cent drop in cases, and that's why we are dropping the alert level to green today," Ahued said.
Since the outbreak was declared on April 23, Mexico City has spent $334 million to buy medicine and antibacterial gel and provide incentives for businesses to shut their doors and clean public spaces.
The capital was hit hardest by the virus, which contributed to 75 deaths as it infected more than 3,800 people across Mexico.
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