MANILA Aug 10 (Mabuhay) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday advised unvaccinated individuals to avoid nonessential travel to the Philippines and other areas categorized as Level 3 (COVID-19 High).
“Make sure you are fully vaccinated before traveling to these destinations. Unvaccinated travelers should avoid nonessential travel to these destinations,” the US CDC said in an advisory.
Aside from the Philippines, other areas placed under Level 3 are:
Afghanistan
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
The Bahamas
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Bolivia
Cambodia
Cape Verde
Croatia
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Easter Island
Ecuador
El Salvador
Estonia
Faroe Islands
Finland
The Gambia
Guatemala
Guam
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
India
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kenya
Latvia
Lebanon
Liberia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malawi
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Montenegro
Morocco
Norway
Peru
Puerto Rico (U.S.)
Qatar
Russia
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and Grenadines
Senegal
Sint Maarten
Slovenia
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Switzerland
Timor-Leste (East Timor)
Trinidad and Tobago
Turkey
Uganda
Vietnam
Zambia
Meanwhile, the US CDC advised avoiding travel to areas under Level 4 (COVID-19 Very High).
If travel to these areas is needed, the US CDC says “make sure you are fully vaccinated before travel.”
Areas under Level 4 are:
Andorra
Argentina
Aruba
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Botswana
Brazil
British Virgin Islands
Burma (Myanmar)
Burundi
Central African Republic
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Curacao
Cyprus
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Eswatini
Fiji
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
Georgia
Gibraltar
Greece
Guadeloupe
Guinea-Bissau
Iceland
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Isle of Man
Israel
Kazakhstan
Kyrgystan
Kuwait
Lesotho
Libya
Madagascar
Malaysia
Maldives
Malta
Martinique
Mongolia
Mozambique
Namibia
Nepal
The Netherlands
Nicaragua
Oman
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Portugal
Reunion
Rwanda
Saint Barthelemy
Saint Martin
Saudi Arabia
Seychelles
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Spain
Suriname
Thailand
Tunisia
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
Uruguay
U.S. Virgin Islands
Zimbabwe
The US CDC also identified some areas under Level 2 (COVID-19 Moderate) and Level 1 (COVID-19 Low). (MNS)
