A heavy burden on lives: WHO criticises travel bans over Omicron variant
The World Health Organization (WHO) has criticised the travel bans imposed on southern African countries in the aftermath of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, claiming that they place a heavy burden on lives and livelihoods.
“Travel restrictions may play a role in slightly reducing the spread of Covid-19 but place a heavy burden on lives and livelihoods,” WHO's regional director for Africa, Matshidiso Moeti, said in a statement on Sunday.
She called on countries to follow science and international health regulations to avoid using travel bans.
“Travel restrictions may play a role in slightly reducing the spread of Covid-19 but place a heavy burden on lives and livelihoods,” WHO's regional director for Africa, Matshidiso Moeti, said in a statement on Sunday.
She called on countries to follow science and international health regulations to avoid using travel bans.