RT.com
07 Dec 2021, 15:43 GMT+10
Americans are now advised against traveling to some of the world's most popular tourist destinations after they were added to the list of ?very high? Covid risk places.
France, which was the world's top tourist destination in the times before the pandemic, has just landed on the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) "stop list". That's after the European nation that once hosted tens of millions of tourists a year was assigned the highest Covid-19 risk level.
"Avoid travel to these destinations," the CDC says about all the nations on its 'Level 4' Covid-19 risk countries. In case a person still "must" go there, the CDC recommends they are fully vaccinated before travel. France was not the only one to hit the list on Tuesday, though.
It was accompanied by a popular safari destination - Tanzania - the sunny Mediterranean island of Cyprus, and also Jordan, the Middle Eastern nation housing a popular ancient archeological site and tourist attraction of Petra.
A total of seven nations have been added to the list, including the tiny European states of Andorra and Liechtenstein as well as Portugal. Now, almost all of Europe is designated as a "very high" risk destination by the CDC among a total of 80 nations on that list.
Those falling into this category have reported more than 500 Covid-19 cases per 100,000 residents over the past 28 days.
The only exceptions are Spain and Italy - another two of the world's most popular tourist destinations - as well as Sweden, Finland, and Malta. But don't just rush to pack your bags, since these nations are all designated as "high" risk destinations and the CDC would like to see any person fully vaccinated before traveling there.
In fact, the CDC generally recommends avoiding any international travel at all until a person is fully vaccinated.
(RT.com)
Get a daily dose of Madagascar Sun news through our daily email, its complimentary and keeps you fully up to date with world and business news as well.
Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Madagascar Sun.
More InformationAccra [Ghana], July 2 (ANI): Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Ghana, members of the Indian diaspora in the country...
(250702) -- ENTEBBE, July 2, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 1, 2025 shows newly imported big-eared goats at the National...
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri visited the Republic of Mauritius on Tuesday where he called on Mauritus...
Accra (Ghana) [India], July 2 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming visit to Ghana will be the first by an Indian Prime Minister...
Bulawayo [Zimbabwe], July 2 (ANI): After a majestic century in the first test against Zimbabwe on Tuesday, South Africa batter Lhuan-dre...
Bulawayo [Zimbabwe], July 1 (ANI): South African all-rounder Corbin Bosch on Tuesday became just the fourth from his country and first...
EVERGLADES, Florida: Over the weekend, a diverse coalition of environmental activists, Native American leaders, and residents gathered...
BEIJING, China: China's national soccer team may struggle to stir excitement, but its humanoid robots are drawing cheers — and not...
]LONDON, U.K.: A World Health Organization (WHO) expert group investigating the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic released its final...
DOVER, Delaware: California Governor Gavin Newsom has taken legal aim at Fox News, accusing the network of deliberately distorting...
FRANKFURT, Germany: Germany has become the latest country to challenge Chinese AI firm DeepSeek over its data practices, as pressure...
TORONTO, Canada: Harvard University and the University of Toronto have created a backup plan to ensure Harvard graduate students continue...