Tijuana, Mexico, May 2, 2009--Gerardo Torres, 2, dozes while waiting outside a hospital.

The outbreak of the A/H1N1 influenza, a type of swine flu, in Mexico--known to have killed at least seven--began to abate in early May. The Mexican government gave the go-ahead for stores, restaurants, and theaters to reopen on May 6.

(View video and pictures of the swine flu outbreak, and get a look at the H1N1 virus itself for the first time. Wondering what swine flu means to you? Get the facts.)