CDC and State Department Raise Travel Advisory to Several Popular Destinations

The USA Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention (CDC) and the State Division now suggest in opposition to journey to fifteen nations and territories because of a rising variety of coronavirus instances.

In line with Reuters.com, CDC officers elevated the company’s warning stage for People to “Stage 4: Very Excessive” and is advising in opposition to journey to Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Fiji, Jamaica, Guadalupe, Kuwait, Mongolia, Niger, Peru, Romania, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Martin, Tunisia and United Arab Emirates (UAE).

On Monday, the State Division additionally modified its warning stage for 14 of the 15 locations impacted by the CDC updates, switching the nations and territories to “Stage 4: Do Not Journey.”

The updates carry the overall variety of locations the CDC says People shouldn’t go to about 115 nations and territories, whereas the State Division warning contains round 140 nations, together with a number of for non-COVID issues.

The U.S. authorities has suggested in opposition to journey to greater than 50 locations since December because of issues stemming from the extremely contagious Omicron variant of coronavirus.

Along with the adjustments to Stage 4, the CDC elevated 10 nations and territories to “Stage Three: Excessive,” which recommends unvaccinated People keep away from non-essential journey to Japan, India, Congo, Guatemala, Mali, Kyrgyzstan, Senegal and extra.

In December, the CDC elevated its journey warning for the cruise business from Stage 3 to Stage 4, advising folks to keep away from touring by cruise ship no matter their COVID-19 vaccination standing. The WTTC attacked the adjustments and demanded the federal government cease singling out the cruise business.