The World Health Organization recommended Tuesday that people at risk of developing severe Covid-19 symptoms, including those over the age of 60, delay travel.
Travelers arrive for flights at Newark Liberty International on November 30, 2021. The United States and a growing list of other countries have restricted flights from southern African countries due to the detection of the COVID-19 Omicron variant. Travel and airline stocks have fallen in recent days as fears grow over the spread and severity of the variant. The photo was taken by Spencer Platt.
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Screening departing and arriving passengers for Covid-19 and implementing aQuarantine for International Travelers are some of the measures the WHO asked countries to take to delay or reduce the spread of the variant.
The agency noted that blanket travel bans won't prevent the international spread of the variant and may instead encourage countries to report and share data.
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Israel, Japan, and Morocco have temporarily barred foreign travelers from entering their countries due to concerns over the variant. The U.S., Australia and Brazil have restricted travel from southern Africa, where the variant was first spotted. The omicron variant has been designated a "variant of concern" by the World Health Organization due to preliminary evidence that it has numerous mutations and could increase the risk for reinfection.
20. The omicron coronaviruses variant has been detected in more than 200 countries so far, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the federal government's top infectious disease official.
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The director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday that the agency would increase testing for the omicron variant at four of the busiest international airports in the country. The omicron variant has not yet been detected in the US, but Wallensky said they are continually assessing the situation.
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Biden says there is no new federal covid restrictions due to the Omicron variant.
The Omicron variant outbreak has led to travel restrictions by country.
