WHO Urges Lifting of Travel Restrictions to Cancun

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it considers Cancun to be a safe and secure destination for tourists to visit and invited all nations to disable any travel restrictions and encourage their people to begin to travel to Cancun again. During the "Lessons Learned from Influenza Global Summit" inauguration speech, WHO Director Dr. Margaret Chan, said, "Our representation here today is a statement of confidence. Mexico is safe and a beautifully warm, friendly and inviting destination to visit." Chan also noted that she planned to return to Cancun with her family.

Ministers of health, representatives and decision makers from more than 50 countries around the globe were in attendance to witness Chan's statement reaffirming her confidence in Mexico. Before President Felipe Calderon, the media and Mexico, Canada and the United Sates health secretaries, Chan firmly discussed how travel restrictions and border closures does not prevent the virus from spreading, yet can create undesirable and discriminative practices. Chan insisted on the importance in restoring tourism to such a magnificent and safe destination as Cancun and recognized the efforts made by the Mexican authorities in containing the epidemic and alerting the world immediately, regardless of the effects to its economy. For more information, visit www.cancun.travel.

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