New York mayor Michael Bloomberg spoke Spanish during a string of news conferences about the swine flu outbreak. Mr. Bloomberg has been studying Spanish since around 2000, but he only began responding in Spanish around 2007. 

At a briefing on Friday about the current outbreak of the strain known as influenza A(H1N1), the mayor and his health commissioner confirmed cases in New York City have stayed at 49. After taking a stream of questions on the flu, the mayor visibly brightened when asked a question in Spanish and is reported to have replied: 

Nada es nueva, desafortunadamente. No hay nuevo casos. Y las personas que están enfermado mejora y tomar precauciones lo mismo: Cubre su boca y nariz, y lava la manos. Y quédate — quédase — en tu casa si tu estoy — tiene los symptomáticos — symptomáticos — si tu está enfermo. Y paso un buen fin de semana también.

A translation:

Nothing is new, unfortunately. There are no new cases. And the people who are sick are getting better and are taking the same precautions: Cover your mouth and nose, and wash your hands. And stay at home if you have symptoms — if you are sick. And have a good weekend, too.

Y paso un buen fin de semana también.