Global Health: Travel bans will not stop the spread of Omicron

The World Health Organization confirmed, on Tuesday, that the travel ban will not stop the spread of the mutant Omicron of the Corona virus, and called on countries to adopt an approach based on risk assessment, but advised those over sixty and weak health to postpone travel.

The organization said in a guidance document that "a general travel ban will not prevent the spread in the world, and places a heavy burden on the conduct of lives and livelihoods."

She added that such decisions could negatively affect global health efforts during the pandemic by discouraging countries from reporting and sharing epidemiological data. But she considered that people who are not healthy or at risk of contracting Covid-19 disease, including people who are not healthy or at risk of contracting Covid-19 disease, should be advised. Those aged 60 and over or who suffer from comorbidities (such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes) may postpone travel.”

Several countries have taken decisions to ban flights, especially from South Africa and neighboring countries, where the mutant was first detected.

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