COVID-19 travel restrictions and the International Health Regulations (2005)

Barbara von Tigerstrom¹, Kumanan Wilson^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ College of Law, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada barbara.vontigerstrom@usask.ca.
² Bruyère Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
³ Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Barbara von Tigerstrom et al. BMJ Glob Health. 2020 May.

. 2020 May;5(5):e002629.

doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-002629.

Barbara von Tigerstrom¹, Kumanan Wilson^{2

3}

¹ College of Law, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada barbara.vontigerstrom@usask.ca.
² Bruyère Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
³ Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

No abstract available

Keywords: control strategies; health policy; public health.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: KW has acted as a consultant for the WHO on two occasions.

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