WHO Backs Mask On Long Flights As Omicron Spreads
Mint Mumbai|January 11, 2023
Countries should consider recommending passengers wear masks on long-haul flights to counter the latest Omicron subvariant of covid-19 given its rapid spread in the United States, World Health Organization (WHO) officials said on Tuesday.
WHO Backs Mask On Long Flights As Omicron Spreads

In Europe, the XBB.1.5 subvariant is being detected in small but growing numbers, WHO/Europe officials said at a press briefing.

Passengers should be advised to wear masks in high-risk settings such as long-haul flights, said the WHO's senior emergency officer for Europe, Catherine Smallwood, adding: "this should be a recommendation issued to passengers arriving from anywhere where there is widespread covid-19 transmission".

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