Amid growing concern about the new influenza virus first seen in Mexico, Mexican Ambassador to Japan Miguel Ruiz-Cabanas urged Japan and other nations Friday not to overreact to the situation.

"What I would like to ask Japanese people is to look at the situation objectively and not to react more than that fact," Ruiz-Cabanas told reporters at the Mexican Embassy in Tokyo.

"The situation itself, of course, has serious aspects, but it is important to recognize that the situation can be handled," he said.