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 officials said on Tuesday.
In Europe, the XBB.1.5 subvariant is being detected in small but growing numbers, WHO-Europe officials said in a press briefing.
The XBB.1.5 subvariant—the most transmissible Omicron subvariant that has been detected so far—accounted for 27.6% of COVID-19 cases in the United States for the week ending Jan. 7, US health officials have said. "Countries need to look at the evidence base for pre-departure testing," Smallwoood noted, adding it was crucial to not be "blindsided" by an exclusive focus on one particular geographic area.
That did not mean the agency recommends the testing of passengers coming from the United States at this stage, she added.
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