The State Department and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) update the travel list on Tuesday (Jan. 18) and urged U.S. travellers not to travel to Israel, Australia, Egypt, Albania, Argentina, Uruguay, Panama, Qatar, the Bahamas, Bahrain, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands, Suriname, Saint Lucia and Bolivia due to COVID-19 risks.
The State Department issued its highest travel alert, “Level 4 – Do Not Travel,” for Israel, Australia, Egypt, Albania, Argentina, Uruguay, Panama, Qatar, the Bahamas, Bahrain, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands, Suriname, Saint Lucia and Bolivia which takes into account CDC travel health notices.
In total, the CDC now lists just over 100 countries and territories at “Level 4.”
The State Department issued an alert “Level 3 – Reconsider Travel” for another 20 destinations including Uganda, Kuwait, Jamaica, Costa Rica and Cuba.
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 January 18, 2022.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/map-and-travel-notices.html
