Is common sense finally creeping into the World Health Organization?
It seems that way as they are calling for countries to lift their travel bans as they have proven to be ineffective in stopping the spread of coronavirus and its variants.
Japan is one nation who has a total travel ban in place. The omicron variant has hit there despite the travel ban and other restrictions.
According to a post in Study International:
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is calling for countries to lift their international travel bans amid pandemic-related travel restrictions. In a statement, the agency said: “Lift or ease international traffic bans as they do not provide added value and continue to contribute to the economic and social stress experienced by States Parties.
“The failure of travel restrictions introduced after the detection and reporting of Omicron variant to limit international spread of Omicron demonstrates the ineffectiveness of such measures over time,” read the statement.
They suggested implementing travel measures such as masking, testing, isolation or quarantine and vaccination. The statement said countries should not require proof of vaccination against COVID-19 for international travel due to limited global access and inequitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.
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