The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has added
additional countries to its list of destinations to avoid due to
COVID-19.
Overview
Based on CDC travel guidelines, locations that have had
more than 500 cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 residents in the past
28 days are considered high-risk areas for COVID-19
transmission. They are classified as a "Level 4"
travel risk based on the CDC's guidelines.
During the week of Aug. 2, 2021, the CDC designated the
following locations as a Level 4 risk due to its COVID-19 health
guidelines: Andorra, Curaçao, Gibraltar, Greece, Guadeloupe,
Iran, Ireland, Isle of Man, Kazakhstan, Lesotho, Libya, Malta,
Martinique, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Martin and US Virgin
Islands.