US CDC warns against travel to Sri Lanka, Jamaica, and Brunei
WASHINGTON – The US Centres for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention on Tuesday (7) warned against travel to Sri Lanka, Jamaica and Brunei because of the rising number of COVID-19 cases.
The CDC raised its travel advisory to ‘Level 4: Very High’ for those countries, telling Americans they should avoid travel there.
In its warning against travel to Sri Lanka, the CDC urged US citizens, “If you must travel to Sri Lanka, make sure you are fully vaccinated before travel,” noting that because of the current situation in the country, even fully vaccinated travellers may be at risk for getting and spreading COVID-19 variants. It also urged travellers to follow recommendations or requirements in Sri Lanka, including wearing a mask and staying 6 feet apart from others.
The CDC also eased its ratings for the Netherlands, Malta, Guinea-Bissau and the United Arab Emirates from ‘Level 4: Very High’ to ‘Level 3: High’, which urges unvaccinated Americans to avoid travel to those destinations.
The CDC also raised Australia from ‘Leve1 1: Low’ to ‘Level 2: Moderate’.
In addition, the CDC raised its advisory level for Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Ghana, Grenada, Turks and Caicos Islands to ‘Level 3’.
The CDC issues travel recommendations by countries and for US territories but do not list recommendations for individual US states. It currently lists about 80 destinations out of around 200 ranked as ‘Level 4’, including some US territories.
-Reuters/ENCL