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cord-306200-d5qn65k0	Petersen, Eskild	COVID-19 travel restrictions and the International Health Regulations – call for an open debate on easing of travel restrictions	2020-04-17		.txt	text/plain	1469	74	52	Whilst travel restriction measures that significantly interfere with international traffic may be justified at the beginning of an outbreak, since they allow countries time to implement effective preparedness measures based on careful risk assessment, they should be based on a reasoned scientific evaluation of the available evidence on their possible effectiveness. The purpose of the WHO International Health Regulations [WHO, 2020b] is to 'prevent, protect against, control and provide a public health response to the international spread of disease in ways that are commensurate with and restricted to public health risks, and which The WHO's advice, based on many years of international outbreak response, was considered by many to be reasonable and evidence-based but the recommendation on travel restrictions has not been heeded by governments and politicians in the face of rapid spread of COVID-19 between countries.	./cache/cord-306200-d5qn65k0.txt	./txt/cord-306200-d5qn65k0.txt