Which countries are safe to travel to and which are not? The U.S. Department of Health has shared the latest ratings for countries and territories on four risk levels.
A updated list of risk assessments, released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has revealed which countries / areas are safe to travel to and which are not due to the severity of their COVID-19 outbreak.
Based on the ratings, the CDC then made some travel recommendations – for example, whether to avoid unnecessary travel to these destinations without vaccination or whether it is best to get fully vaccinated before traveling.
According to a Report from CNA, which Reuters cited, the updated ratings include 61 countries “downgraded from their highest rating of Level 4 advising against all travel when traveling for fully vaccinated individuals”.
The report added that Singapore, Israel, South Korea, Iceland, Belize and Albania now have the lowest COVID-19 risks.
A snapshot of the ratings (levels of travel health advice)
Unknown level: COVID-19 Unknown
Avoid traveling to these destinations. If you need to travel to these destinations, make sure you are fully vaccinated before you travel.
The goals on the list include:
- Afghanistan
- Antarctic
- British Virgin Islands
- Cook Islands
- Ireland
- Macau
- Papua New Guinea
- Solomon Islands
- Tanzania
Level 1: COVID-19 low
Make sure you are fully vaccinated before traveling to these destinations.
The goals on the list include:
- Australia
- Brunei
- China
- Fiji
- Hong Kong
- Iceland
- Laos
- Morocco
- New Zealand
- Singapore
- Taiwan
Level 2: COVID-19 moderate
Make sure you are fully vaccinated before traveling to these destinations. Unvaccinated travelers who are at increased risk of developing serious illness from COVID-19 should avoid non-essential travel to these destinations.
The goals on the list include:
- Angola
- Bhutan
- Cambodia
- The saviour
- Finland
- Guam
- Kenya
- Mauritius
- Uganda
Level 3: COVID-19 high
Make sure you are fully vaccinated before traveling to these destinations. Unvaccinated travelers should avoid essential travel to these destinations.
- Austria
- Bosnia
- Canada
- Denmark
- France
- Greece
- Indonesia
- Japan
- Malaysia
- Philippines
- Switzerland
- Thailand
Level 4: COVID-19 very high
- Argentina
- Bangladesh
- Czech Republic
- Dominican Republic
- Egypt
- Georgia
- India
- Maldives
- The Netherlands
- Seychelles
- Sri Lanka
A summary of the latest updates
According to CDCUpdated the primary and secondary criteria for determining travel health warnings (THN) to better differentiate countries with severe outbreak situations from countries with sustained but controlled COVID-19 spread.
This update contains specific travel advice for vaccinated and unvaccinated persons according to the THN level to ensure that the THN levels reflect the current global situation and are aligned with the guidelines for international travel.
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