<br><div><aside class="gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el" aria-label="Video - Where and how you can find at home COVID-19 tests"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">More than 100 countries are on U.S. federal health officials’ list of destinations to avoid because of <a target="_blank" href="/story/travel/destinations/2022/01/11/travel-canada-cdc-warning-covid-risk/9170345002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">a high risk of COVID-19</a>, including Australia, <a target="_blank" href="/story/travel/destinations/2022/01/04/israel-restrictions-us-omicron/9091719002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Israel</a>, the <a target="_blank" href="/story/travel/destinations/2022/01/05/bahamas-update-testing-requirement-entry-travel/9110275002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Bahamas</a> and the British Virgin Islands. </p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention moved 22 countries to its “level 4” travel health notice tier Tuesday, signaling that travelers should "avoid travel to these destinations" regardless of vaccination status. </p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">"If you must travel to these destinations, make sure you are fully vaccinated before travel," the CDC <a target="_blank" href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/map-and-travel-notices.html" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">says on its website</a>.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">The countries considered to have a “very high” risk of COVID-19 include:</p><ul class="gnt_ar_b_ul"><li class="gnt_ar_b_ul_li">Albania</li><li class="gnt_ar_b_ul_li">Argentina</li><li class="gnt_ar_b_ul_li">Australia </li><li class="gnt_ar_b_ul_li">The Bahamas</li><li class="gnt_ar_b_ul_li">Bahrain</li><li class="gnt_ar_b_ul_li">Bermuda </li><li class="gnt_ar_b_ul_li">Bolivia</li><li class="gnt_ar_b_ul_li">British Virgin Islands</li><li class="gnt_ar_b_ul_li">Cape Verde</li><li class="gnt_ar_b_ul_li">Egypt</li><li class="gnt_ar_b_ul_li">Grenada</li><li class="gnt_ar_b_ul_li">Guyana</li><li class="gnt_ar_b_ul_li">Israel</li><li class="gnt_ar_b_ul_li">Panama</li><li class="gnt_ar_b_ul_li">Qatar </li><li class="gnt_ar_b_ul_li">Saint Kitts and Nevis</li><li class="gnt_ar_b_ul_li">Saint Lucia</li><li class="gnt_ar_b_ul_li">São Tomé and Príncipe</li><li class="gnt_ar_b_ul_li">Sint Maarten</li><li class="gnt_ar_b_ul_li">Suriname</li><li class="gnt_ar_b_ul_li">Turks and Caicos Islands</li><li class="gnt_ar_b_ul_li">Uruguay</li></ul><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">They join other popular destinations on the level 4 tier, including <a target="_blank" href="/story/travel/destinations/2022/01/11/travel-canada-cdc-warning-covid-risk/9170345002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Canada</a>, France and the United Kingdom.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">The CDC looks at incidence rates and new case trajectories to determine each country's COVID-19 risk. Countries are bumped to the level 4 tier when they report more than 500 new cases per 100,000 people over the past 28 days. </p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong class="gnt_ar_b_al">►CDC warns travelers to avoid Canada:</strong><a target="_blank" href="/story/travel/destinations/2022/01/11/travel-canada-cdc-warning-covid-risk/9170345002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">'Even fully vaccinated travelers may be at risk' from COVID</a>-19</p><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong class="gnt_ar_b_al">►5G and travel:</strong><a target="_blank" href="/story/travel/airline-news/2022/01/17/airlines-transportation-faa-keep-5-g-cband-airports-2-miles/6558676001/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">AT&T, Verizon delay rollout of 5G near airports as airlines warn of 'incalculable' damage to economy</a></p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Other changes Tuesday to the CDC’s travel guidance include:</p><ul class="gnt_ar_b_ul"><li class="gnt_ar_b_ul_li">Costa...</li></ul></div> <style> .wrapper { text-align: center; } </style> <div class="wrapper"> <a class="button" href ="https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/2022/01/18/cdc-travel-warning-avoid-australia-bahamas-countries/6569127001/">Read more <span>➤</span></a> </div>
