Mexico shuts down to stop spread of swine flu

A waiter in a face mask works to close the La Buena Tierra in La Condesa district, a popular restaurant district in Mexico City. Mexico ordered restaurants to limit service to takeaways and closed pool halls and gyms Photograph: Claudio Cruz/AP

An empty road near the airport in Mexico City. A citywide shutdown has been declared in Mexico City due to the swine flu outbreak Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

The Aztec stadium during the Mexican league football match between America and Tecos held behind closed doors in Mexico City. Authorities have banned large gatherings for at least 10 days Photograph: Luis Acosta/AFP/Getty Images

A man carries his coffee past empty tables at the Cafe La Habana after all restaurants were closed to diners in Mexico City Photograph: Gregory Bull/AP

Pedestrians wear surgical masks after the government advised non-essential government staff to stay home Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

A street vendor sells face masks at the San Ysidro Crossing in Tijuana, Mexico Photograph: Guillermo Arias/AP

There are few takers for tourist trips on the Xochimilco canal in Mexico City. Tourist numbers in Mexico City have fallen sharply Photograph: Omar Torres/AFP/Getty Images

Traffic is lighter than usual around the Independence Monument in Mexico City Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

A woman walks towards the crossing into Brownsville, Texas from Matamoros at the Puerta Mexico international border bridge. Mexico's usually congested border into Brownsville was deserted on Wednesday as locals stayed home after a toddler who travelled through the crossing died from swine flu Photograph: Tomas Bravo/Reuters

A balloon vendor stands in an almost empty explanade in Tlatelolco, Mexico City on Children's Day Photograph: Alfredo Estrella/AFP/Getty Images

Police officers wear face masks as a precaution patrol the Zocalo Plaza in central Mexico City Photograph: Brennan Linsley/AP

A man sits outside a closed restaurant in Mexico City Photograph: Reuters

Men in a surgical mask walks past the Metropolitan Cathedral at sunrise in Mexico City Photograph: Brennan Linsley/AP

A man in a surgical mask is reflected in the doors of a closed restaurant in Mexico City Photograph: Claudia Daut/Reuters