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Travel restrictions cannot prevent the introduction of new COVID variants

  • Qingpeng Zhang*
  • , Yang Ye
  • , Daniel D. Zeng
  • *Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Journal Publications and ReviewsRGC 21 - Publication in refereed journalpeer-review

Abstract

We predict the arrival time of a hypothetically new variant emerging from China for each country/region to examine the effectiveness of travel restrictions in preventing the importation of new variants of SARS-COV-2. Results show that travel restrictions are ineffective in delaying the arrival of the virus in the post-pandemic era.
Original languageEnglish
Article numbertaad066
JournalJournal of Travel Medicine
Volume30
Issue number5
Online published17 May 2023
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2023

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Research Keywords

  • COVID-19
  • human mobility
  • Travel restrictions

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