issue_brief_cross-border-mobility_summary.pdf
▻https://www.iom.int/sites/default/files/documents/issue_brief_cross-border-mobility_summary.pdf
The dramatic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have further embedded public health concerns in questions of migration and mobility at large, revealing the critical need to rethink policies and practices. •International human mobility has been drastically reduced, with border closures and travel restrictions of unprecedented scale.With a few exceptions, almost all countries have restricted international mobility. As they contemplate removing internal restrictions and reopening borders, states are confronted with a high level of uncertainty and one common challenge: how to resume cross-border mobility while safeguarding global public health? •Given this high level of uncertainty, a range of flexible and innovative public health solutions will need to be implemented at the border, which will need to be adjusted by governments at national and regional levels based on existing and emerging evidence about the pandemic, as well as their ongoing effectiveness. •For governments contemplating selective reopening based on diverse criteria such as infection rates, geographical proximity, regional integration agreements, and high value trade and mobility corridors, they will also need to take into account the measures and capacities in partner countries to manage additional risk. No country can be left behind in the effort to integrate public health concerns into humanmobilityat the border, and beyond.