# U.S. CDC lifts COVID ‘Do Not Travel’ recommendations on about 90 countries Author: Pal Sinha, Barnali Author URL: https://financedigest.com/author/pal-sinha-barnali Published: 2022-04-18 Category: NEWS Category URL: https://financedigest.com/category/news Meta Title: CDC Drops 'Do Not Travel' Advisories for 90 Meta Description: The CDC has updated its travel recommendations, lifting 'Do Not Travel' warnings for around 90 international destinations, including popular tourist spots. URL: https://financedigest.com/u-s-cdc-lifts-covid-do-not-travel-recommendations-on-about-90-countrieshtml ![undefined](https://prod.superblogcdn.com/site_cuid_cm5qst7v3003gwirgwqtxn8i8/images/2022-04-18t175948z1lynxnpei3h0itrtroptp4health-coronavirus-usa-travel-1736815869145-compressed.jpg) By David Shepardson (Reuters) -The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday it had dropped its “Do Not Travel” COVID-19 recommendations for about 90 international destinations. Last week, the CDC said it was revising its travel recommendations and said it would its reserve [Level](https://www.financedigest.com/understanding-the-different-levels-of-maturity-in-travel-and-expense-management.html "Understanding the different levels of maturity in travel and expense management") 4 travel health notices “for special circumstances, such as rapidly escalating case trajectory or extremely high case counts. The countries and other regions dropped to “Level 3: High,” which still discourages travel by unvaccinated Americans, include the United Kingdom, France, Israel, Turkey, Australia, Greece, [Hong Kong](https://www.financedigest.com/citadel-accelerates-hiring-push-in-hong-kong-and-london.html "Citadel accelerates hiring push in Hong Kong and London"), Italy, Japan, South Korea, Spain and Russia. Also being lowered are Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central African Republic, Chile, Czech Republic, Jordan, Lebanon, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Poland, Somalia, Uruguay and Vietnam. The CDC currently lists no [countries at “Level 4” that it has renamed “Special](https://www.financedigest.com/four-european-countries-call-for-special-treatment-of-defence-in-eu-debt-rules-document.html "Four European countries call for special treatment of defence in EU debt rules – document") Circumstances/Do Not Travel. The U.S. State Department said last week it was also [sharply cutting back](https://www.financedigest.com/russia-sharply-scales-back-far-east-war-games-with-china.html "Russia sharply scales back Far East war games with China") on “Do Not Travel” advisories for international destinations. Out of about 215 [countries and territories that it rates](https://www.financedigest.com/ecb-weighs-bigger-rate-hike-with-safety-net-for-indebted-countries.html "ECB weighs bigger rate hike with safety net for indebted countries"), the department currently lists nearly 120 at “Level Four: Do Not Travel”, including much of Europe, Japan, Israel and Russia. The department last week said its update due later on Monday “will leave approximately 10% of all travel [advisories at Level 4 ” including all risk](https://www.financedigest.com/aon-announces-agreement-to-acquire-risk-management-firm-creating-a-comprehensive-cyber-risk-management-advisory-group.html "Aon announces agreement to acquire risk management firm, creating a comprehensive cyber risk management advisory group") factors, not just COVID. “We believe the updated framework will help U.S. citizens make better informed decisions about the safety of international travel,” it said in a statement. Airlines and other travel groups have been pressing the Biden administration to lift the pre-departure [COVID negative test](https://www.financedigest.com/china-arrivals-in-uk-next-week-will-not-face-compulsory-covid-tests-independent.html "China arrivals in UK next week will not face compulsory COVID tests -Independent") requirements for international travelers, as many other countries have done. They also argued the Do Not Travel advisories were unnecessary and discouraged travel. Administration [officials say the issue has been under review but health officials have announced](https://www.financedigest.com/pega-pool-announces-the-official-launch-of-its-eco-friendly-bitcoin-mining-pool.html "PEGA Pool Announces the Official Launch of Its Eco-friendly Bitcoin Mining Pool") no changes. (Reporting by David Shepardson in Sonoma, California; Editing by Nick Macfie) --- This blog is powered by Superblog. Visit https://superblog.ai to know more. ---