The Impact of Health Security on Travel Freedom

By Ugur Altundal and Omer Zarpli. Published in Henley Passport Index Q2 2020.

“In general, governments adopt travel restrictions temporarily, in response to short-term health needs. For example, measures such as social distancing, which reduces face-to-face interaction, are believed to be effective in preventing the spread of airborne viruses such as COVID-19 and eventually bringing down the number of infections. As a result, governments have issued travel bans and stay-at-home orders, canceled international flights, and closed border entry checkpoints.”