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CDC and theState Department have issued new Level 4: Do NotTravel advisories. - The agencies urge Americans not to travel to Lebanon, Jamaica, and Sri Lanka because of COVID-19.
- Nicaragua and Afghanistan were also added. Below is a list of all Level 4 Travel advisories.
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While the State Department advises Americans not to travel to 97 countries because of the pandemic or other unsafe conditions, the US Centers for Disease Prevention and Control recommends against traveling to 77 countries specifically because of COVID-19.
On Tuesday, the CDC added a Level 4
Level 4 is the highest travel advisory that the agencies flag, and the new advisories have come as the Delta and Mu variants continue to spread around the world.
The CDC also added a Level 3: Reconsider Travel advisory for Anguilla, Australia, Brunei, Ghana, Grenada, Madagascar, and the Turks and Caicos Islands. Some of the Level 4 advisories - such as those issued for Nicaragua and Afghanistan - have been issued for sociopolitical reasons.
Below is a table with all of the places the government recommends Americans avoid right now: