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Here's a running list of countries barring American tourists from entering as the US coronavirus outbreak surges to new heights

Here's a running list of countries barring American tourists from entering as the US coronavirus outbreak surges to new heights

Sinéad Baker

A woman wears a face mask while standing in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris on May 24, 2020.A woman wears a face mask while standing in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, in May.Mehdi Taamallah/NurPhoto via Getty

Many countries around the world have banned international visitors, but some are slowly reopening their borders as they bring their coronavirus outbreaks under control.
But many are excluding travelers from the US, and other countries, currently struggling with the virus.
The US has more coronavirus cases and deaths than anywhere in the world, and infection rates have recently reached new heights.
The State Department is telling Americans to avoid all international travel and to contact countries' embassies to see what entry restrictions and requirements they have.
Here many of these countries that have blocked US tourists...

Most EU countries

A Christmas market in Prague, Czech Republic. Rostislav Glinsky/Shutterstock

The Schengen area, a border control-free travel area that encompasses 26 European countries, blocked nonessential travel from the US to its member countries, and four other European countries decided to follow the same rules.

The bloc reopened its borders to some countries from July, but left the US out.

European diplomats said they barely considered including the US because its cases were so high.

The countries where US tourists are blocked, are:

Austria
Belgium
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland

The Bahamas

Nassau, The Bahamas. Valéria Almeida / Flickr

The Caribbean island nation closed the borders to US visitors on July 19, but left them open for those coming from Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union.

It had reopened its borders three weeks earlier.

"Our current situation demands decisive action if we are to avoid being overrun and being defeated by this virus," Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said.

China

The Pudong financial district in Shanghai, China. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

China blocked the entry of travelers from almost every country in March, aiming to stop a second wave of the virus after it got its own outbreak under control.

The ban on US travelers is still in place.

Canada

Toronto's skyline. Associated Press/Rebecca Blackwell

The border between the US and Canada is still closed.

Japan

A street in Tokyo, Japan. Koichi Kamoshida/Getty

The US is among the many countries that Japan has banned visitors from, and Japanese nationals who have been in the US at any time in the previous 14 days have to quarantine when they arrive in Japan.