The State Department and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) update the travel list on Monday (Nov. 8) and urged U.S. travellers not to travel to Sudan, Netherlands, Madagascar, Luxembourg, Iran and Cayman Islands due to COVID-19 risks.
The State Department issued its highest travel alert, “Level 4 – Do Not Travel,” for Sudan, Netherlands, Madagascar, Luxembourg, Iran and Cayman Islands which takes into account CDC travel health notices.
The State Department issued alert “Level 3 – Reconsider Travel,” for Thailand, Sint Maarten, Republic of the Congo, Guinea-Bissau and Cote d Ivoire.
Last week, due to the covid-19 surge CDC recommend ” Do Not Travel” to Ethiopia, Slovakia, Russia, Burkina Faso and Belgium 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 November 8, 2021.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/map-and-travel-notices.html
