CDC lowers journey danger for Canada, Panama and over 20 different locations

CDC lowers travel risk for Canada, Panama and over 20 other places

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(CNN) — For the second week in a row, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did not add a single new destination to its highest-risk Level 4 category for travel.

More than a dozen destinations, including Canada and several Caribbean nations, moved down from Level 4 to Level 3 on Monday.

The CDC places a destination at Level 4 “very high” risk when more than 500 cases per 100,000 residents are registered in the past 28 days. The Level 3 “high” risk category applies to destinations that have had between 100 and 500 cases per 100,000 residents in the past 28 days.

In total, 14 destinations moved to Level 3 on April 4:

• Antigua and Barbuda
• Argentina
• Armenia
• Azerbaijan
• Belize
• Canada
• Grenada
• Iran
• Libya
• Oman
• Panama
• Paraguay
• Saint Lucia
• Suriname

All 14 places were previously listed at Level 4. 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…

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