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CDC raises travel alert level for Mauritius, Lithuania, Belize, other nations

The State Department and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) update the travel list on Monday (Sept. 13) and urging U.S. travellers not to travel to Slovenia, Serbia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Mauritius, Lithuania, Israel, The West Bank and Gaza, Guatemala, Grenada, Belize, Albania due to COVID-19 risks.  

The State Department issued its highest travel alert, “Level 4 – Do Not Travel,” for Slovenia, Serbia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Mauritius, Lithuania, Israel, The West Bank and Gaza, Guatemala, Grenada, Belize, Albania which takes into account CDC travel health notices.

The State Department issued an alert “Level 3 – Reconsider Travel,” for Romania, Ethiopia, Bulgaria, Brazil and Australia.

Last week, due to Covid Surge in Jamaica, Lebanon, Brunei, Sri Lanka, Nicaragua CDC recommend ” Do Not Travel”, even fully vaccinated travellers may be at risk for getting and spreading COVID-19 variants.

The State Department regularly issues travel alerts for countries based on a variety of factors, including public health and safety risks. It’s issued a string of alerts over the past month, based on dynamically changing CDC travel health notices. 

The CDC’s website said if you must visit Level 4 countries, “make sure you are fully vaccinated before travel.”

Below is the full list of Travel Recommendations by Destination by CDC on September 13, 2021.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/map-and-travel-notices.html