12 May 2021
A large number of migrant workers arriving from Maharashtra rest outside Patna Junction railway station, on 10 April. In comparison to the first exodus of migrant workers in March 2020, this time, the Bihar government seems even more ill prepared to test and monitor returning residents. Santosh Kumar / Hindustan Times / Getty Images
A large number of migrant workers arriving from Maharashtra rest outside Patna Junction railway station, on 10 April. In comparison to the first exodus of migrant workers in March 2020, this time, the Bihar government seems even more ill prepared to test and monitor returning residents. Santosh Kumar / Hindustan Times / Getty Images
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As India battles a severe second wave of COVID-19, state governments are once again faced with the question: Should they use travel bans to control disease transmission?
A new study has found that domestic travel bans to control Covid infections may be inadvisable as India battles a severe second wave of the deadly virus.
Depending on their duration, these restrictions can lead to more rather than fewer infections overall, especially when there is a large urban-rural migrant population, it indicated.
As India battles a severe second wave of COVID-19, state governments are once again faced with the question: Should they use travel bans to control disease transmission?
Domestic travel bans can spike COVID-19 cases: Study
A new study using data from India and five other countries finds that using domestic travel bans to control COVID-19 infections may be inadvisable.
| 30 April 2021 4:47 AM GMT
NEW DELHI: A new study using data from India and five other countries finds that using domestic travel bans to control COVID-19 infections may be inadvisable.
Depending on their duration, these restrictions can lead to more rather than fewer infections overall, especially when there is a large urban-rural migrant population, it indicated.
As India battles a severe second wave of COVID-19, state governments are once again faced with the question: Should they use travel bans to control disease transmission?
Domestic travel bans may be ineffective in controlling the spread of Covid
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The study has found that imposing travel bans can counter-intuitively increase the total spread of coronavirus disease, creating a lose-lose situation .
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NEW DELHI: Domestic travel bans can increase COVID-19 cases, a new research by the University of Chicago has found. According to a statement from the university, the study using data from India and five other countries finds that using domestic travel bans to control COVID-19 infections may be inadvisable.
The study has found that imposing travel bans can counter-intuitively increase the total spread of coronavirus disease, creating a lose-lose situation , the university said in the statement.