- US State Department to issue “do not travel” warning in 80% of the world due to coronavirus
- The agency urged Americans to reconsider any international travel they might have planned.
- The department recommended not to move to the remaining 20%, but not so strong
The U.S. State Department on Monday urged Americans to reconsider any planned international travel and said it would issue specific warnings not to visit about 80 percent of the world’s countries because of the risks of a coronavirus pandemic, according to The Associated Press. .
The United States has not received a global warning against international travel since August, when the Trump administration revoked the guidelines. The advice issued by the department is not comprehensive formal advice.
The travel warning in the US would be for 80% of the world
Instead, it is said that the State Department will begin using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) standards as it prepares health and safety guidelines for each country. Due to these standards, approximately 80% of countries will be classified as “Level 4” or “Do not travel”.
Travel is also discouraged for the remaining 20%, although not as strongly. The State Department said people intending to visit these countries should reconsider before continuing.
Do not travel abroad
The department did not disclose which countries will fall into which category. This will be revealed as the guide is released individually for each country next week. “The COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose unprecedented risks to travelers. Given these risks, the State Department strongly encourages US citizens to reconsider all travel abroad, “he said.
State Department assessments for COVID-19 include infection rates, as well as the availability of local tests and treatments. The department said the new classifications do not necessarily reflect changes in countries’ health status, but an adjustment to the criteria on which alerts are based. Filed under: USA Travel Travel Warning.
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Nearly 130 million people aged 18 and over have received at least one dose of any of the available vaccines, or 50.4% of the total adult population, the CDC reported. Almost 84 million adults, the equivalent of 32.5% of the population, have completed the vaccination program. Filed under: USA Travel Travel Warning.
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California is now the worst affected by the pandemic, with 61,040 deaths, followed by New York (51,627), Texas (49,618), Florida (34,471), Pennsylvania (25,673), New Jersey (25,161) and Illinois (23,976). Other states with a high number of deaths are Georgia (19,784), Ohio (18,991), Michigan (17,996), Massachusetts (17,481) or Arizona (17,153). Filed under: USA Travel Travel Warning.
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US President Joe Biden has predicted that a total of more than 600,000 people in the country will die from the virus. For its part, the Institute for Health Metrics and Assessments (IHME) at the University of Washington, whose pandemic predictions are often set by the White House, estimates that by July 1, some will have died. 610,000 people.