A senior health adviser to the Chinese government has rejected a WHO recommendation to ease Covid-19 international travel restrictions. Photo: Bloomberg
A senior health adviser to the Chinese government has rejected a WHO recommendation to ease Covid-19 international travel restrictions. Photo: Bloomberg

Lifting travel ban would be ‘catastrophic’ for China: Covid-19 expert

  • Epidemiologist and senior adviser to Beijing, Zeng Guang, says the country must not ‘blindly’ follow a WHO recommendation to ease restrictions
  • He recommends preparing the public psychologically for reopening once vaccination coverage in China is sufficiently high

A senior health adviser to the Chinese government has rejected a WHO recommendation to ease Covid-19 international travel restrictions. Photo: Bloomberg
A senior health adviser to the Chinese government has rejected a WHO recommendation to ease Covid-19 international travel restrictions. Photo: Bloomberg
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