Are Travel Bans The Answer To Omicron?

Amanpour

CNN

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4.1 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 29 November 2021

⏱️ 57 minutes

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The new coronavirus variant has prompted multiple countries to institute travel bans. But is that the best strategy? The woman spearheading the WHO’s global COVID strategy weighs in. Plus: Taiwan on alert. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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