He told Reuters about this.
“I recommend making decisions today, not in a week, because if the strain continues to spread as we expect, it will be too late and there will be no point in imposing restrictions,” Pololikashvili said.
He added that countries need to follow the recommendations of the World Health Organization when drafting travel rules.
Earlier it was reported that the World Health Organization will hold an emergency meeting of the Technical Advisory Group on November 26 in connection with the discovery of a new strain of coronavirus in the countries of South Africa.
On November 25, it was reported that scientists have identified a new strain of coronavirus in Botswana, South Africa and Hong Kong, which could potentially become the most dangerous variant of the coronavirus.
It was named B.1.1.529 and has an “incredibly high” number of mutations.