UN: Travel bans on African states over Omicron are 'ineffective'

UN slams travel bans targeting specific countries and regions imposed over the new Omicron variant as 'unfair' and 'ineffective'

The WHO's director for Africa has spoken out against barring travellers from the continent, saying it"attacks global solidarity."

"With a virus that is truly borderless, travel restrictions that isolate any one country or region are not only deeply unfair and punitive, they are ineffective," Guterres said on Wednesday, calling instead for increased testing for travellers. Guterres said countries that had reported the emergence of the new strain should not "be collectively punished for identifying and sharing crucial science and health information with the world."

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