03 February 2020 – Health surveillance measures adopted for persons staying in China in the last 14 days

Type of Intervention: Advisory, Guidance
Sectors Involved: Foreign Affairs, Health
Intervention Categories: International travel measures; Planning and strategy
Level of Jurisdiction: Supranational (EU)
Lead People/Agency: Croatian Minister of Health Vili Beroš; European Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides; European Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič

Overview: Minister of Health Vili Beroš, representing the current chair of the Council of the EU, meets in Bruxelles with the European Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides, and the European Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič.
“The WHO said on Monday there was no need to introduce any travel or trade restrictions” however decision to undertake health surveillance of all persons arriving from continental China in the past 14 days.
Full details here: https://vlada.gov.hr/coronavirus-protection-measures/28950

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Type of Justification: Advice of INTERNAL government advisory committee or group, Learning from other jurisdictions, Scientific Evidence (e.g. academic paper, report)
Source of Evidence or Justification: World Health Organisation
Evidence/Justification: The WHO said on Monday there was no need to introduce any travel or trade restrictions