Ski, Party, Seed a Pandemic: The Travel Rules That Let Covid-19 Take Flight - The New York Times

Ski, Party, Seed a Pandemic: The Travel Rules That Let Covid-19 Take Flight - The New York Times

Borders: to close or not to close A ‘superspreader’ event in the glamourous Austrian ski resort of Ischgl helped to kick off the coronavirus pandemic’s spread across Europe. Now, some COVID-19 survivors are suing the Austrian government for not acting earlier. The story highlights how little we know about how travel restrictions affect epidemics, and the complex reasons why they were not recommended early on. “There is certainly a stark shift in how it’s being discussed,” said Kelley Lee, who studies the impact of travel restrictions in this pandemic. “But the evidence hasn’t changed. We still have poor evidence.” The New York Times | 13 min read