The World Health Organization urges countries not to rush into travel restrictions associated with B.1.1.529, the new variant of SARS-COV-2, stressing that a scientific approach based on risk assessment should be applied such measures.
“At the moment, the imposition of travel measures is not recommended,” said Christian Lindmeier, speaking at a news conference in Geneva. The WHO Recommends that countries continue to apply a scientific approach based on risk assessment in the implementation of travel restrictive measures “.
The World Health Organization, which has convened a meeting of experts today to assess whether the variant is a variant of interest or a variant of concern, will issue further instructions on measures that can be taken, the spokesman added.
It will take a few weeks to understand the impact of the new variant of SARS-COV-2. Researchers are working to understand how contagious it is and whether it will have an effect on treatments and vaccines, said a spokesman for the World Health Organization.
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