CDC adds 16 destinations to list of countries not to travel to because of ‘very high’ Covid-19 risk of including Greece, Ireland and the US Virgin Islands
- CDC added 16 destinations tot he CDC Level 4: Very High risk list on Monday
- Destinations include Greece, Ireland, Iran and the US Virgin Islands
- They were raised due to rising number of Covid-19 cases in those places
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned against travel to 16 new destinations on Monday.
The list of destinations include Greece, Ireland, Iran and the US Virgin Islands due to a rising number of Covid-19 cases in those places.
Other locations being raised to the CDC's 'Level 4: Avoid Travel' list on Monday include Libya, Kazakhstan, Andorra, Saint Barthelemy, Lesotho, Martinique, Malta, the Isle of Man and Curacao, the CDC said.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned against travel to 16 new destinations on Monday due to a rising number of Covid-19 cases in those places (file photo)
Similarly, the State Department on Monday raised its advisories to 'Level 4 - Do not Travel' for destinations including Curacao, the French West Indies, Greece, Ireland, Kazakhstan and the Marshall Islands.
In early April, the State Department listed 34 countries as 'Level Four: Do Not Travel" and then added more than 100 countries to better align with CDC ratings.
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After taking many countries off its highest warning level since June, the United States has been adding more countries back because of rising Covid-19 cases. It currently lists about 90 at the highest warning level.
The CDC advises against international travel unless you are fully vaccinated as they are less likely to get and spread Covid-19.
The list of destinations include Greece (pictured, Corfu), Ireland, Iran and the US Virgin Islands as well as Libya, Kazakhstan, Andorra, Saint Barthelemy, Lesotho, Martinique, Malta, the Isle of Man and Curacao
It advises that people follow international travel recommendations for unvaccinated people for those who have not received both doses, adding that fully vaccinated travellers might be at increased risk for getting and spreading some variants.
The risk level of each category is determined by whether they have had more than 500 cases per 100,000 residents in the past 28 days.
People are considered 'fully vaccinated' two weeks after their second dose in a two-dose series such as the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, or two weeks after a single-dose vaccine, including Johnson & Johnson's Janssen vaccine.
For both fully vaccinated and not vaccinated people, travellers are required to get a mandatory test before flying to the US, get tested three to five days after travel, self-monitor symptoms and wear a mask and take other precautions during travel.
On top of this, not vaccinated people must get tested between one and three days before traveling out of the US and self-quarantine after travel for seven days with a negative test or 10 days without a test.
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