New Covid alert from WHO as holidaymakers are issued important advice for summer trips

Holidaymakers hoping for a trip away this summer have been issued with important advice after a new Covid alert from The World Health Organisation (WHO).

The WHO has warned that anyone planning on going on a holiday this year should take Covid precautions - including a vaccine, mask and testing.

The fresh warning has been issued over Covid, telling people not to forget that the disease is still widespread and deadly, killing 1,700 people every week across the globe.

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WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned that vaccine coverage is dangerously declining among the over-60s and health workers, two of the groups most at risk of dying from Covid, reports the Express.

Some hospitals in the UK have brought back mandatory mask wearing, with a number asking people with Covid symptoms, who do not need medical care, to stay away.

The WHO is still recommending that travellers wear a face mask, clean their hands regularly, get tested prior to travelling if they show Covid-19 symptoms and, if sick, consider staying home.

While being vaccinated is no longer required by most countries or airlines, the WHO says their top piece of advice is to make sure vaccines are up to date before travel.

Tourists going to Greece are being warned that there is a major outbreak of the new strain of Covid there - with some mask restrictions being put in place. The Metaxa Oncology Hospital in Piraeus said that it has introduced strict protective measures against Covid-19.

The latest Covid symptoms in 2024 include fatigue, sore throat, congestion, runny nose, headache, body aches, and cough. These symptoms are similar to those seen earlier in the pandemic.

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