The detection of several new monkeypox clusters in Europe and North America, continents where the disease is not widespread, have prompted fears of new restrictions right when the world was finally recovering from Covid. Now, international travelers have all the more reason to worry, as new PCR tests for monkeypox have just been rolled out. …
Are we in the early days of a new global health emergency? After several monkeypox outbreaks were registered across Europe this week, and Belgium going as far as imposing a strict 21-day quarantine for travelers with a confirmed infection, the CDC has now issued a travel warning to a number of destinations due to the …
Vaccinated and unvaccinated travelers are now encouraged to get tested before and after domestic travel, and the antigen test to enter the U.S. remains mandatory The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recently made updates to its domestic travel advisories and is now urging travelers to take a COVID-19 test prior to domestic …
Top destinations for American travelers such as Canada, Costa Rica, France, and the United Kingdom are on Level 3 A few weeks ago the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States changed its travel advisory levels. “Level 4 Special Circumstances/Do Not Travel”, which used to be the highest risk category is …
Even though a US judge struck down the federal mask mandate, again allowing passengers to board flights without face coverings, the CDC – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is adamant people must not let their guards down just yet. In fact, the entity has issued a statement on May 3 urging Americans to continue …
The US Department of State issued several more travel advisories yesterday as part of its efforts to keep Americans safe abroad. The updates feature both advice from the State Department about threats that travelers may face, as well as a warning about the level of Covid-19 in the country from the CDC, keeping travelers well …
The CDC removed every country from its Level 4 ‘ Do Not Travel’ list on Monday—including various popular nations for U.S. tourists. The CDC’s ‘Do Not Travel’ list once included over 100 nations due to COVID-19 case numbers are the risk posed to American tourists. However, the CDC will now reserve the highest level for …
The US government announced on Wednesday that all transportation networks will be extending the mask mandate requirement for planes, trains, buses, and public transportation until at least May 3, 2022. Travelers especially were expecting to see the end of this rule, as the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) had already extended this mandate several times and …
The CDC announced on Wednesday that it will change the way it issues travel advisories beginning April 18th. The change will likely reduce the number of countries listed as a level 4 “Do Not Travel”. Currently, about 90 countries are listed as level 4, including most of Europe, Brazil, South Korea, Australia, and more. The …
The US State Department has issued 15 new travel advisories this week as part of its ongoing efforts to keep US travelers safe around the world. Each travel advisory warning comes with a warning level, which ranges from Level 1, which serves as the least severe warning level, to Level 4, which is the most …
The CDC Has Issued 13 New COVID-19 Travel Advisories This Week For the third week running, the CDC hasn’t added any destinations to its highest-risk level 4 category. However, last week, the CDC lowered its travel advisory for vacation hotspots Jamaica and the Dominican Republic. The CDC lowered its COVID-19 travel advisories for 13 nations …
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has removed all of its previous travel advisories for cruise ship travel. The landmark change, which will see the Travel Health Notice that has been applied to cruise travel for several months removed completely, is bound to be a boost to the beleaguered cruise industry, which has …