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Migration Policy Institute
January 24, 2023
Uncoordinated Border Management Approaches Taken during COVID-19 Pandemic Demonstrate Need for a Clear, Agreed Approach to Risk Analysis
The report, Using Risk Analysis to Shape Border Management: A Review of Approaches during the COVID-19 Pandemic, offers lessons learned and recommendations, including a proposed decision instrument that could improve the use of risk analysis for border management during future public-health emergencies.
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South China Morning Post
January 21, 2023
Explainer | How bad is China’s Covid crisis and should the rest of the world be worried?
“The key information to know about these subvariants in China is whether they are more transmissible, are they capable of immune escape, and are they capable of causing severe disease, which appears to be the case among Chinese nationals although it is unclear whether increased severity extends to people fully vaccinated and people vaccinated with non-Chinese vaccines”
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The Conversation
January 15, 2023
Canada’s new COVID test rules: Targeting travellers from China will not stop globally circulating Omicron subvariant
Should a new variant emerge, targeted measures like those now being applied would still have limited preventive effect. This is because global patterns of travel mean passengers mix with large numbers of other people along their journeys, often transiting through several countries. Moreover, reliance on a single 48-hour pre-departure testing window overlooks variable incubation periods, false negatives, or new exposures during the time window prior to departure.
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CBC News
January 12, 2023
Albertans urged to protect themselves as highly transmissible XBB.1.5 subvariant shows signs of growth
Colijn said while this subvariant doesn't appear to cause more severe disease it is highly transmissible. And that can lead to a high number of infections. "Even if it isn't more severe it could produce a much higher burden on our health systems and a much higher risk for individuals of getting severe disease."
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NBC News
January 11, 2023
China clashes with its neighbors after reopening to the world as Covid surges
The country has stopped issuing short-term visas in South Korea and Japan in response to restrictions on travelers from China, where a surge in cases has spurred global concern.
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Taipei Times
January 7, 2023
SE Asia may gain most from China’s travel revival
Worries downplayed: Singapore said it has high immunity levels, Malaysia said it did not want to discriminate, while Japanese welcome a business boost.
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