WHO Recommends People Aged 60 and Above to Postpone Travel Due to Omicron Variant Concerns

A sign of the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, on April 24, 2020. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images

The World Health Organization is recommending that people 60 and older postpone their travel plans over Omicron variant concerns.

The WHO, which named Omicron as a variant of concern (VOC) on Nov. 26, says it’s monitoring the spread of the variant, and advised certain travelers to delay their trips to “areas with community transmission.”