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The CDC adds the Dominican Republic to the "high" risk list for covid-19

2022-06-28T21:20:26.975Z


The Dominican Republic and Kuwait, a Middle Eastern country known for its cultural offerings, are now on the "Tier 3: High Covid-19" list.


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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has added two destinations to its high-risk category for COVID-19, including a Caribbean country popular for its beaches.


The

Dominican Republic

and

Kuwait

, a Middle Eastern country known for its cultural offerings, are now on the "Tier 3: High Covid-19" list.

Tropical beach in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

(Valentin Valkov/Adobe Stock)

The CDC in April revised its classification system to assess the risk of Covid-19 to travelers.

Level 3, or "high," is now the highest tier in terms of risk level and applies to places that have had more than 100 cases per 100,000 residents in the past 28 days.

Levels 2 and 1 are considered "moderate" and "low" risk, respectively.

Level 4, previously the highest risk category, is now reserved for only special circumstances, such as extremely high case counts, the emergence of a new variant of concern, or the collapse of health infrastructure.

With the new system, so far no destinations have been placed at level 4.

In a weekly update with little movement overall, Monday's move to Tier 3 marks a big jump for Kuwait, which had been in Tier 1. The Dominican Republic moved up from Tier 2.

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As of June 27, there were nearly 115 destinations on the Tier 3 list. Destinations on the Tier 3 list represent nearly half of the approximately 235 locations monitored by the CDC.

More countries in level 3

Much of Europe has remained stubbornly Tier 3 for months, with the borela summer travel season in full swing.

As of June 27, the following popular European destinations were among those remaining in Tier 3:

  • Germany

  • Spain

  • France

  • Greece

  • Ireland

  • Italy

  • Norway

  • Netherlands

  • Portugal

  • United Kingdom

The tourist boats offer magnificent views of Istanbul.

Turkey is on the CDC's Tier 3 list.

Credit: Nikolay N Antonov/Adobe Stock

These are not the only preferred tourist destinations that are in level 3. Other destinations around the world that are in the "high" risk category are:

  • Brazil

  • Canada

  • South Korea

  • Costa Rica

  • Malaysia

  • Mexico

  • Thailand

  • Turkey

The CDC advises that you be up-to-date on your COVID-19 vaccination before traveling to a Tier 3 destination. Being “up-to-date” means you have received both your initial vaccination schedule, as well as any eligible boosters.

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Level 2

A view of Parque de los Periodistas in Bogotá, Colombia, in the late afternoon.

The South American country is now at Tier 2. Credit: Danaan Andrew-Pacleb/Adobe Stock

Destinations carrying the "Level 2: Moderate COVID-19" designation reported 50 to 100 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents in the past 28 days.

The CDC added four places to this level on Monday:

  • Saudi Arabia

  • Colombia

  • Iraq

  • Russia

The change was not good news for

Colombia, Iraq and Saudi Arabia

, which were in Tier 1.

Although Russia has dropped from Tier 3 on the CDC's COVID-19 risk list, the US State Department has a "Level 4: Do Not Travel" warning on the nation due to its invasion of Ukraine.


This week there are a total of 21 destinations in the "moderate" risk category.

You can check the CDC's risk levels for any global destination on the agency's travel advice page.

In its broader travel guidance, the CDC has recommended avoiding all international travel until fully vaccinated.

Level 1

The Taj Mahal is the most iconic structure in India.

India is currently at Tier 1. Credit: Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images

To be listed as "Tier 1: Low COVID-19," a destination must have had 49 or fewer new cases per 100,000 residents in the last 28 days.

On June 27, no new destinations were added to this category.

Some of the most popular places in the "low" risk category this week are Indonesia, India and the Philippines.

Unknown

Finally, there are the destinations that the CDC considers to be of "unknown" risk due to lack of information.

These are usually, but not always, small, remote places or places with ongoing wars or riots.


This week seldom-visited

Djibouti

, in the Horn of Africa, was added to this category.

The CDC advises against traveling to these places precisely because the risks are unknown.

Other destinations in this category that tend to attract more attention from tourists are French Polynesia, Macau and the Maldives.

A medical expert weighs in on risk levels

Transmission rates are just "a benchmark" for estimating travelers' personal risk, according to Dr. Leana Wen, a CNN medical analyst.

We have entered "a phase of the pandemic where people have to make their own decisions based on their medical circumstances as well as their risk tolerance for contracting Covid-19," said Wen, who is an emergency room doctor and professor. in health policy and management at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health.

There are other factors to weigh besides transmission rates, according to Wen.

"Another is what precautions are required and followed in the place you're going, and the third is what you intend to do once you're there," he said.

"Do you plan to visit a lot of attractions and go to bars indoors? That's very different than going to a place where you plan to lie on the beach all day and not interact with anyone else. That's very different. They are very different levels of risk ".

Vaccination is the most important safety factor for travel, as unvaccinated travelers are more likely to get sick and transmit COVID-19 to others, Wen said.

And it's also important to consider what you would do if you test positive away from home.

Although US-bound travelers no longer have to submit a negative COVID-19 test to return home, the CDC still advises testing before boarding flights returning to the US and do not travel if you are sick.

"Of course, if people have symptoms or are exposed while traveling, they should get tested and, if positive, follow CDC isolation guidelines," Wen told CNN Travel recently.

If you are worried about a specific health situation of a trip not related to covid-19, consult here.

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Source: cnnespanol

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