More Than Two Dozen Travel Destinations See Declining CDC Risk Levels

Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) - For the second week in a row, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did not add a new destination to its top 4 travel risk levels.

More than a dozen destinations, including Canada and several Caribbean nations, climbed from No. 4 to No. 3 on Monday.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) puts a destination at a "very high" level 4 risk if there have been more than 500 incidents per 100,000 population in the last 28 days. The "high" risk category 3 includes areas with 100-500 accidents per 100,000 residents in the last 28 days.

In all, on April 4, 14 trends rose to Level 3:

Antigua and Barbuda • Argentina • Armenia Azerbaijan • Belize Canada • Grenada • Iran • Libya • Oman • Panama • Paraguay • Saint Lucia • Suriname

All 14 locations were previously mentioned as Level 4. The CDC recommends against travel to Level 4 countries.

The CDC's limit on health travel notices is primarily based on the number of Covid-19 cases at each destination.

Although the CDC does not include the United States in its list of recommendations, travel is part of its color-coded risk level map of the world. On Monday, the United States joined its northern neighbor in moving to the third level of color-coding on the map.

Risk reduction is a bright spot in the travel landscape. However, as of April 4, about 100 designations remained at Level 4, which is about 40% of the 240 places served by the CDC.

In the comprehensive guide, the CDC recommends that you avoid international travel until you have been fully vaccinated.

Tier 2, Tier 1, and Unknown Status Changes

Botswana, where desert safaris in the Okavango Delta are of great interest to tourists, fell to Level 2 on Monday.

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Districts labeled "Level 2: Intermediate Covid-19" have reported 50-99 Covid-19 cases per 100,000 residents in the past 28 days. April 4 Here are five new entries in Level 2:

Botswana • Eswatini • Iraq • South Africa • Dominican Republic

All but Iraq were at level 3. Iraq was at level 4.

To stay at Level 1: Covid-19 Low, there must have been fewer than 50 new infections per 100,000 residents at the destination in the last 28 days. Six sites were moved to Level 1 on Monday:

Ghana • Jamaica • Malawi • Morocco • Nepal • Pakistan

All six were in Tier 2. African destinations dominate Tier 1. Only seven Tier 1 jobs are outside Africa.

Finally, there are areas where the CDC is at "unknown" risk due to a lack of information. Usually, but not always, these are small and remote places, or places where wars or upheavals continue.

On Monday, the CDC added three to its unidentified section: French Guiana, Greenland and Ukraine.

There is no doubt that the ongoing war in Ukraine has hampered testing, treatment and collection of COVID-19 cases.

The Azores, Cambodia, Macau, and Tanzania are currently some of the most visited destinations in an unknown department. The CDC adequately recommends not driving to these locations because the risks are unknown.

The doctor assesses the level of risk

CNN Medical Analyst Dr. According to Lianne Wayne, data rate is a "guideline" for calculating personal risk for travelers.

“We are in an epidemic stage where people with Covid-19 infection have to make decisions based on their health and their risk tolerance,” Owen said.

“You have to explain at level 4 that this is where Covid-19 is most commonly transmitted to the public,” said Owen and George, MD, emergency physicians Professor of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, Milken Institute, University of Washington.

Wayne said the risk is too big for some people to decide. Other people will say, "I'm willing to take that risk because I was vaccinated and raised."

“So it has to be a really personal decision for people to understand that the CDC community currently ranks different levels based on data rate, which is roughly a large number,” Owen said. "They don't take personal circumstances into account."

Other Travel Considerations

Wayne says there are other reasons for weight gain besides infection levels.

“Transport speed is the standard,” Owen said. “The other is the precautions you need to take wherever you go, and the third is what you plan to do when you get there.

Are you planning to visit many of the attractions and indoor bars? You go somewhere where you plan to sleep on the beach all day and don't talk to anyone. This is completely different. These are very different levels of risk."

Wayne said vaccination is the single most important travel safety factor, as unvaccinated passengers are more likely to get sick and contract Covid-19.

It is important to think about what you will do if you test positive at home. Where will you live and how easy is it to retake the test in the country?

Above: A view of Fort Frontenac in Quebec. (Alice Chichi via Getty Images/AFP).

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