The Foreign Ministry said on Monday that it would extend its “do not travel” advice to about 80 percent of countries worldwide amid a COVID-19 rise, Reuters reported.
According to Reuters, the State Department has already listed 34 countries as ‘Level 4: Do not travel’, including Chad, Kosovo, Kenya, Brazil, Argentina, Haiti, Mozambique, Russia and Tanzania. Reaching 80 percent would add nearly 130 countries, the news agency reported.
“This alignment better reflects the current, unpredictable and ever-evolving threat posed by covid-19,” the department said in an email to The Washington Post. “We still recommend that U.S. citizens reconsider all travel abroad and, if possible, postpone their travels.”
Most Americans were prevented from traveling to many European countries during the pandemic, and Washington banned almost all non-American citizens who had recently been to much of Europe, China, Brazil, Iran, and South Africa because of the variants. of the coronavirus that health experts offer. say is more contagious.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said earlier this month that people who have been fully vaccinated against the virus can travel safely at low risk, but CDC’s director Rochelle WalenskyRochelle Walensky Five global concerns for the Johnson & Johnson vaccine interrupt CDC: Half of American adults received at least one dose of COVID-19, which heals the deep wounds of racism, starting with our black mothers and babies MORE urged Americans not to do so.
“We know we have an increasing number of cases at the moment. I will plead against general travel,” Walensky told Reuters. “We currently do not recommend traveling, especially not for individuals who have not been vaccinated.”