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While the US Department of State releases a list of travel warnings for everything related to potential safety abroad, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) releases its own list of travel health warnings specific to health-related issues. , such as disease outbreaks and natural disasters.
With COVID-19 cases increasing worldwide and a new lineage now in the mix, advice and recommendations are constantly changing. We have started a list of these specific CDC advice to help you stay up to date. You can also find the complete list on the CDC website.
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Alert levels
The CDC uses three levels of warning notices for general travel health notices:
- Warning level 3 (red) – avoid non-essential travel
- Alert Level 2 (Yellow) – Practice enhanced precautions
- Watch Level 1 (Green) – Practice the usual precautions
Red alerts are obviously the areas of greatest risk. Yellow alerts include additional precautions that must be taken and / or define a specific risk population. Green alerts can include a list of recommended vaccines or general precautionary advice.
But the CDC also has a different database specific to the levels of COVID-19, divided into five categories:
- Level 4: very high level of COVID-19
- Level 3: high level of COVID-19
- Level 2: moderate level of COVID-19
- Level 1: Low level of COVID-19
- Level: Unknown
This classification is determined based on the number of new cumulative cases per 100,000 people in the last 28 days and the trajectory of new cases (if the rate of new cases increases, decreases or remains stable). Level 4 notices indicate an area with at least 100 new cases per 100,000 people. You can read more about how each level is defined on the CDC website.
Americans experiencing COVID-19-related emergencies abroad should contact the nearest US embassy or consulate or call the State Department call center:
COVID-19 travel health warnings
Here is a list of current health notifications for COVID-19, broken down by level.
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Level 4: very high COVID-19
The CDC recommends avoiding all trips to the following areas:
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Angola
- Argentina
- Amenia
- Aruba
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bonaire
- Bosnia
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burma (Myanmar)
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cape Green
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Curacao
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominican Republic
- Easter Island
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Finland
- France
- French Guiana
- French Polynesian
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Guadeloupe
- Guam
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Herzegovina
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Will
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Isreal (including West Bank and Gaza)
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jersey
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Madagascar
- Wood Island
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Martinique
- Mauritania
- Mayotte
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Pitcairn Islands
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Qatar
- Congo Republic
- Meeting
- Romania
- Russia
- Saint Martin
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Sint Maarten
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Somalia
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa
- Southern Sudan
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Suriname
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Go
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Peru
- Turkmenistan
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- US Virgin Islands
- United Arab Emirates
- UK
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Venezuela
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- All cruise ship trips
Level 3: high COVID-19
CDC recommends avoiding all non-essential travel to the following areas:
- Saint Barthélemy
- Saint Lucia
Level 2: moderate COVID-19
The CDC recommends that all travelers at risk avoid non-essential travel to the following areas:
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Barbados
- Dominica
- Faroe Islands
- Grenada
- Guernsey
- Hong Kong
- Mauritius
- Mongolia
- Rwanda
- Seychelles
- South Korea
- Turks and Caicos Islands
Level 1: low COVID-19
CDC recommends taking steps before, during and after your trip to prevent you and others from obtaining COVID-19 when traveling to the following areas:
- American Samoa
- Anguilla
- Australia
- Benin
- British Virgin Islands
- Brunei
- Cambodia
- Cayman Islands
- China
- Cook Islands
- Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
- Equatorial Guinea
- Falkland Islands
- Fiji
- Greenland
- Isle of Man
- Kiribati
- Laos
- Macao
- Marshall Islands
- Micronesia
- Montserrat
- Nauru
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- Niue
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Saba
- Saint Helen
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Peter and Miquelon
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Sint Eustatius
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Tokelau
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- Vanuatu
- Vietnam
Health warnings for non-COVID-19 travel
There are a number of Alert Level 3 and Alert Level 2 notices related to COVID-19 that the CDC has released. You can see the full list (including Watch Level 1) on the CDC website.
Warning Level 3
CDC recommends avoiding all non-essential travel to the following areas:
- Venezuela – The CDC lists a collapse in health infrastructure in Venezuela, with the country experiencing outbreaks of infectious diseases. Adequate health is currently unavailable in most of the country.
Alert Level 2
The CDC recommends improved precautions for the following areas:
- Nigeria – There is an outbreak of yellow fever in Nigeria, and the CDC recommends being vaccinated at least 10 days before the trip and taking extra measures to prevent mosquito bites.
- Africa – The CDC reports several outbreaks of polio in several countries in Africa, recommending that travelers be fully vaccinated before traveling.
- Asia – The CDC reports several outbreaks of polio in several countries in Africa, recommending that travelers be fully vaccinated before traveling.
Result
Keep in mind that many countries have issued their own travel restrictions or additional entry requirements for American travelers entering foreign countries. Before traveling, be sure to check the requirements of the destinations you plan to visit to ensure that you have all the documents and tests you need. Otherwise, you will not be able to travel or, worse yet, you will be sent home on arrival.
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