Willie Walsh comments on new Covid variant Omicron

Willie Walsh, IATA's director general has commented on the new on New COVID-19 B 1.1.529 Omicron variant.

 

Walsh said: "Governments are responding to the risks of the new coronavirus variant in emergency mode causing fear among the traveling public. As quickly as possible we must use the experience of the last two years to move to a coordinated data-driven approach that finds safe alternatives to border closures and quarantine. Travel restrictions are not a long-term solution to control COVID variants."