The State Department and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) update the travel list on Monday (Oct. 4) and urging U.S. travellers not to travel to New Caledonia, Latvia, French West Indies, Croatia, Barbados, Austria and Armenia due to COVID-19 risks. Â
The State Department issued its highest travel alert, “Level 4 – Do Not Travel,” for New Caledonia, Latvia, French West Indies, Croatia, Barbados, Austria and Armenia which takes into account CDC travel health notices.
The State Department issued an alert “Level 3 – Reconsider Travel,” for South Africa, Portugal, Nepal, Morocco, Lesotho, Iceland, France and Argentina
Last week, due to Covid Surge in Norway, French West Indies and Bulgaria 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 October 4, 2021.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/map-and-travel-notices.html
