China criticizes US border closure as coronavirus death toll rises.
While the WHO has advised against any travel restrictions, Hua said the U.S. has decided to act “in the opposite way,” setting a bad example.Australia has also followed suit, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison saying the country will deny entry to all foreign nationals traveling from mainland China from Saturday., the WHO said it advises that measures to limit the risk of exportation or importation of the disease should be implemented, without unnecessary restrictions of international traffic.
The WHO doesn’t recommend limiting trade and movement, the agency’s director-general, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, reiterated in a“Travel restrictions can cause more harm than good by hindering information sharing and medical supply chains, and harming economies. We urge countries and companies to make evidence-based, consistent decisions,” he said.
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