The United States will impose Level 4 travel to 80% of the countries due to the increase in COVID-19 cases

The State Department will issue warnings, due to the increase in coronavirus cases in the world and under CDC guidelines

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The Department of State will increase travel restrictions to Level 4 by 80% of countries.

That means that the recommendation will be “do not travel”, due to the increase in cases of COVID – 19 in the world and following the travel policies of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) .

Currently, more than 20 countries have Level 4 or “No Travel”, most related to security issues for travelers.

“This does not imply a reassessment of the current health situation in a given country, but rather reflects a setting in the Department of State’s travel advisory system to depend on See more of the CDC’s existing epidemiological evaluations , ”said the authority. “The COVID Pandemic – 19 continues to present unprecedented risks for travelers. ”

Haiti is the country that recently had the alert increased, due to several conditions: kidnapping, crime, civil unrest and COVID – 19.

However, Brazil has a Travel Level 4, imposed by the last administration in August of 2020, due to the increase in cases of coronavirus and new strains .

Mexico, for example, has Level 3, due to insecurity problems caused by organized crime.

The president’s administration Joe Biden asks the tourists Americans reconsider their travels around the world.

“In light of those risks, the State Department strongly encourages US citizens to reconsider all travel abroad.” , He said. “Our warnings also take into account logistical factors, including the availability of tests in the country (destination) and the current travel restrictions for US citizens.”

The Government insists in which the evaluation of each country will depend on the conditions on COVID – 19 and CDC guidelines, “based on science.”

“ As always, we are closely monitoring conditions around the world and will periodically update our destination specific advice for US travelers as conditions evolve, ”he said.

And for those who are vaccinated

The CDC launches travel alert even for vaccinated people, since despite having less risk of contracting COVID- 19 could spread virus variants in the United States, if for example they travel to Brazil or the United Kingdom.

“Fully vaccinated travelers are less likely to contract and transmit COVID – 19 ”, points out. “However, international travel presents additional risks and even fully vaccinated travelers are at increased risk of contracting and possibly spreading new variants of COVID – 19 ”.

To people who have It is suggested that they travel when they are “fully vaccinated” .

“You should continue to follow CDC recommendations for safe travel and testing 3-5 days after travel.” , indicates. “You DO NOT need to be tested before leaving the United States unless your destination requires it.