Covid-19: USA warns against travel to 22 more destinations; Brazil placed on level 3

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday, January 18, warned against travel to 22 countries and territories due to a growing number of covid-19 cases, including Israel, Australia, Egypt, Albania, Argentina, and Uruguay.

The CDC raised its travel alert for these locations to level 4, equivalent to “very high,” telling Americans to avoid travel to these destinations, which also include Panama, Qatar, the Bahamas, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands, Suriname, St. Lucia, and Bolivia.

In total, the CDC now lists just over 100 countries and territories at level 4.

The CDC has also raised another 20 countries to alert level 3, equivalent to “high,” including Uganda, Kuwait, Jamaica, Costa Rica, and Cuba. Brazil is currently at this level.

The CDC recommends that unvaccinated Americans avoid nonessential travel to these destinations.

With information from Reuters

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