Amid the growing list of countries imposing travel restrictions on China over COVID-19 surge, the International Air Transport Association (IATA)
Abdullateef Aliyu representing airlines globally has cautioned against what it called “knee-jerk reinstatement” of restrictions which it said have proved “ineffective” since the virus started.
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