Mexico steps up swine flu measures

Mexico City has banned restaurants and cafes from serving all food except takeaways in a bid to help prevent the spread of the deadly swine flu virus.



Schools across the country have closed, and public gatherings are restricted in the wake of the deaths from the disease.



The number of cases globally is rising, though no-one outside Mexico has died.



The UN has called for countries to check their contingency plans for a possible global epidemic, or pandemic.



The World Health Organisation (WHO) chief, Dr Keiji Fukuda says a pandemic is a very serious possibility.



After Mexico - the US has the highest number of confirmed swine flu cases with 64.