Africa-Press – Mauritius. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added just one new destination, the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius, to its highest-risk category for travel on Monday.
The weekly travel risk-level update brought good news for islands clustered in and around the Caribbean Sea with nine destinations — including the Bahamas, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic — dropping down one rung from Level 4.
The CDC places a destination at “Level 4: Covid-19 Very High” risk when more than 500 cases per 100,000 residents are registered in the past 28 days. Mauritius, located off the eastern coast of Africa, recently logged a 180% increase in weekly cases, according to World Health Organization figures.
Located about 700 miles (1,100 km) east of Madagascar, Mauritius had previously been on Level 3. Last week, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Thailand were added to Level 4.
To recap, just one destination was added to Level 4 on March 14: • Mauritius After declines in global cases since the end of January, WHO logged an uptick in cases worldwide for the week of March 7. CDC: Avoid Level 4 destinations There are about 125 destinations currently at Level 4.
While the number of places in the “very high” risk category has dipped since topping around 140 in February, there are still more places in the Level 4 category than in all the other categories combined.
The CDC advises avoiding travel to Level 4 countries. CDC thresholds for travel health notices are based primarily on the number of Covid-19 cases in a destination.
The CDC does not include the United States in its list of advisories, but it was color-coded at Level 4 on March 14 on the agency’s map of travel risk levels.
A view of Bonis Windmill and the Old Port of Mykonos, one of the most popular islands in Greece. Tourist favorites stalled on Level 4 include Aruba, Brazil, Canada, Egypt, France, Greece, Peru and Spain.
The United Kingdom has been there since July 2021. You can view the CDC’s risk levels for any global destination on its travel recommendations page. In its broader travel guidance, the CDC has recommended avoiding all international travel until you are fully vaccinated.
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