CDC ISSUES NEW TRAVEL ADVICE FOR MORE THAN 120 COUNTRIES
July 19, 2021
On June 7, 2021, the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its international travel guidance to give more country-specific advice for both vaccinated and unvaccinated travelers.
The CDC’s revised COVID-19 Travel Health Notice guidelines seek to “better differentiate countries with severe outbreak situations” from countries in which COVID-19 is “sustained, but controlled.” In doing so, the CDC is consistently updating each country’s threat levels determined by the number of COVID-19 cases. As such, guidance varies by how severe the pandemic is in each country.
For example, the lowest-risk, level 1 countries, have low incidence rates of COVID-19 (fewer than 50 new cases over the past 28 days per 100,000 people) or low case counts (fewer than 50 cases over the past 28 days in countries with populations of 100,000 or fewer). In contrast, the highest risk, level 4 countries are experiencing high incidence rates (more than 500 new cases over the past 28 days per 100,000 people), or high case counts (more than 500 cases over the past 28 days in countries with populations of 100,000 or fewer).
For the full, descriptive list of countries and guidance, please visit the CDC website here.
If you have any questions, please contact Evelyn Sahr (esahr@eckertseamans.com or 202-659-6622); Drew Derco (dderco@eckertseamans.com or 202-659-6665), or Andy Orr (aorr@eckertsemans.com or 202-659-6625).
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