Travel bans expose migrants to Covid, make them potential carriers: Study

Research says medium-duration travel bans are counterproductive, for they trap migrants in cities that are Covid-19 hotspots.

As states impose fresh lockdowns of varying durations and intensity to arrest the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study shows that medium-duration travel bans are counterproductive--they trap migrants in cities that are COVID-19 hotspots long enough to expose them to the virus, which they then carry to their home districts.