Travel during COVID-19 pandemic in Libya: reasons of travel, disease importation and travel regulations

Restriction of mobility between countries is an important regulatory measure to combat pandemics such as the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Currently, PCR testing is required to enter the Libyan borders. However, no post-travel quarantine is employed. In this report, we briefly discuss travel...

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Autores principales: Ramadan, Ahmad M., Ibrahim, Khaled M, Belaid, Saadeddin Mohammed, Abusanina, Mohamed Salem, Ben Elfghi, Mohammed, Abughnia, Elmundr, Elkikkli, Ahmed, Alhudiri, Inas M, Elzagheid, Adam
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8547827/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34694964
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19932820.2021.1994740
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Sumario:Restriction of mobility between countries is an important regulatory measure to combat pandemics such as the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Currently, PCR testing is required to enter the Libyan borders. However, no post-travel quarantine is employed. In this report, we briefly discuss travel regulations in Libya during the COVID-19 pandemic and disease importation by travelers. The results showed that almost half of the sample travel because of health care and therapy reasons. Tunisia was the most visited destination mainly for trading and business and receiving healthcare. Importantly, 13% of asymptomatic travelers were SARS-CoV-2 positive. Issues regarding repeated testing among very frequent travelers and variant importation needs to be addressed in a more efficient manner.

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