CDC Adds More Countries to Level 4 Warning List
by Jessica Montevago
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday issued warnings against travel to Israel, France, Thailand, Iceland and several other countries because of a rising number of COVID-19 cases in those nations driven by the Delta variant.
In addition to those popular tourist destinations, Aruba and French Polynesia were also added to its Level 4 warning list, which designates countries as having “Very High” COVID-19 levels.
In alignment with the CDC’s decision, the U.S. State Department also issued Level 4: Do Not Travel” advisories for those countries, with the exception of Israel, on Monday.
The CDC also raised alert levels for Austria, Croatia, El Salvador, Azerbaijan, Guam, Kenya and Jamaica to “Level 3: High.”
While the Level 4 list advises Americans to avoid travel to those countries, the Level 3 list says to “make sure you are fully vaccinated before traveling to these destinations. Unvaccinated travelers should avoid nonessential travel to these destinations.”
Last week, the CDC added 16 new destinations to its COVID-19 Level 4 warning list, including two of the most popular European destinations for Americans, Ireland and Greece.
