U.S. urges Americans not to travel to South Korea Belarus over COVID

U.S. urges Americans not to travel to South Korea Belarus over COVID.  

WASHINGTON: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday warned against traveling to six territories and countries, which include South Korea, Azerbaijan, and Belarus, due to the prevalence of COVID-19.

The CDC included Comoros, French Polynesia, Saint Pierre, and Miquelon to its risk-list of “Level Four Very Extremely.”

The U.S. State Department also increased its rating of travel advisories the previous Monday to South Korea, Indonesia, and Azerbaijan to “Level 4 Do not travel.”

In all, CDC lists about 140 countries and territories at the highest alert level, including Canada and the entirety of Europe and nearly the entirety of Latin America, with COVID levels caused by the Omicron variant falling, but very high in many countries.

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The CDC lists 50 nations or regions with the designation “Level 3: Very High,” dissuading travel for non-essential reasons by non-vaccinated Americans. 

Only 11 destinations, including China, New Zealand, Pakistan, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, are listed as Level 1, either low or level 2 moderate.

The CDC also lists another 40 locations as unexplored and recommends against traveling to these destinations unless you are vaccination is available.

A few industry executives have stated they believe that CDC travel recommendations could be one of the reasons for the slump in demand for international flights.

In the last month, significant airlines, businesses, and travel organizations demanded the White House end COVID-19 pre-departure tests for vaccinated travelers from abroad traveling in the United States.