Special Report
The CDC Does Not Want You to Travel to These Countries
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The omicron variant of the coronavirus has driven new daily cases of COVID-19 in the United States at the beginning of January to over a million. While cases have been on the decline, there are still over 150,000 people in the hospital because of the virus. Coronavirus deaths have risen to over 2,500 a day.
Globally, the situation is nearly as bad. New cases per day have reached 3.4 million.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lists 116 countries under its Level 4: COVID-19 Very High risk level. These are countries where the spread of COVID-19 is aggressive enough that it poses “very high risk” for visitors. The CDC recommends against traveling to these countries regardless of vaccination status and notes, “If you must travel to these destinations, make sure you are fully vaccinated before travel.” (These are the states where the most people are vaccinated.)
International travel, which had begun to increase last summer, has nearly shut down again. The air travel industry barely survived deep financial wounds that required government funds to tide them over in some cases. The cruise ship industry was nearly obliterated.
24/7 Tempo reviewed the CDC’s travel warnings, listing, alphabetically, all 116 countries with a Level 4: COVID-19 Very High warning.
These are the CDC’s current Level 4 countries:
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1. Albania
> Population: 2,837,743
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2. Andorra
> Population: 77,265
3. Antigua and Barbuda
> Population: 97,928
4. Argentina
> Population: 45,376,763
5. Aruba
> Population: 106,766
6. Australia
> Population: 25,687,041
7. Austria
> Population: 8,917,205
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8. Bahamas, The
> Population: 393,248
9. Bahrain
> Population: 1,701,583
10. Barbados
> Population: 287,371
11. Belgium
> Population: 11,555,997
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12. Belize
> Population: 397,621
13. Bermuda
> Population: 63,903
14. Bolivia
> Population: 11,673,029
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15. Bonaire
> Population: 20,915
16. Bosnia and Herzegovina
> Population: 3,280,815
17. Botswana
> Population: 2,351,625
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18. British Virgin Islands
> Population: 30,237
19. Bulgaria
> Population: 6,934,015
20. Burkina Faso
> Population: 20,903,278
21. Burma (Myanmar)
> Population: 54,409,794
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22. Canada
> Population: 38,005,238
23. Cape Verde
> Population: 512,000
24. Cayman Islands
> Population: 65,720
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25. Central African Republic
> Population: 4,829,764
26. Chad
> Population: 16,425,859
27. Colombia
> Population: 50,882,884
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28. Costa Rica
> Population: 5,094,114
29. Croatia
> Population: 4,047,200
30. Curaçao
> Population: 155,014
31. Cyprus
> Population: 1,207,361
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32. Czech Republic
> Population: 10,698,896
33. Denmark
> Population: 5,831,404
34. Dominica
> Population: 71,991
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35. Dominican Republic
> Population: 10,847,904
36. Egypt
> Population: 102,334,403
37. Estonia
> Population: 1,331,057
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38. Eswatini
> Population: 1,160,164
39. Faroe Islands
> Population: 48,865
40. Fiji
> Population: 896,444
41. Finland
> Population: 5,530,719
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42. France
> Population: 67,391,582
43. Georgia
> Population: 3,714,000
44. Germany
> Population: 83,240,525
45. Gibraltar
> Population: 33,691
> Population: 33,691
46. Greece
> Population: 10,715,549
47. Greenland
> Population: 56,367
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48. Grenada
> Population: 112,519
49. Guadeloupe
> Population: 400,000
50. Guernsey
> Population: 63,448
51. Guyana
> Population: 786,559
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52. Haiti
> Population: 11,402,533
53. Hungary
> Population: 9,749,763
54. Iceland
> Population: 366,425
55. Iraq
> Population: 40,222,503
56. Ireland
> Population: 4,994,724
57. Isle of Man
> Population: 85,032
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58. Israel
> Population: 9,216,900
59. Italy
> Population: 59,554,023
60. Jamaica
> Population: 2,961,161
61. Jersey (part of the UK)
> Population: 107,800
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62. Jordan
> Population: 10,203,140
63. Kuwait
> Population: 4,270,563
64. Latvia
> Population: 1,901,548
65. Lebanon
> Population: 6,825,442
66. Liechtenstein
> Population: 38,137
67. Lithuania
> Population: 2,794,700
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68. Luxembourg
> Population: 632,275
69. Maldives
> Population: 540,542
70. Malta
> Population: 525,285
71. Martinique
> Population: 385,551
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72. Mauritius
> Population: 1,265,740
73. Monaco
> Population: 39,244
74. Mongolia
> Population: 3,278,292
75. Montenegro
> Population: 621,306
76. Namibia
> Population: 2,540,916
77. Netherlands, The
> Population: 17,441,139
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78. Niger
> Population: 24,206,636
79. North Macedonia
> Population: 2,072,531
80. Norway
> Population: 5,379,475
81. Panama
> Population: 4,314,768
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82. Papua New Guinea
> Population: 8,947,027
83. Peru
> Population: 32,971,846
84. Poland
> Population: 37,950,802
85. Portugal
> Population: 10,305,564
86. Qatar
> Population: 2,881,060
87. Réunion
> Population: 868,846
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88. Romania
> Population: 19,286,123
89. Russia
> Population: 144,104,080
90. Saint Barthelemy
> Population: 9,961
91. Saint Kitts and Nevis
> Population: 52,441
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92. Saint Lucia
> Population: 184,401
93. Saint Martin
> Population: 35,334
94. San Marino
> Population: 33,938
95. São Tomé and PrÃncipe
> Population: 219,161
96. Saudi Arabia
> Population: 34,813,867
97. Serbia
> Population: 6,908,224
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98. Seychelles
> Population: 98,462
99. Sint Maarten
> Population: 40,812
100. Slovakia
> Population: 5,458,827
101. Slovenia
> Population: 2,100,126
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102. Somalia
> Population: 15,893,219
103. South Africa
> Population: 59,308,690
104. South Sudan
> Population: 11,193,729
105. Spain
> Population: 47,351,567
106. Suriname
> Population: 586,634
107. Sweden
> Population: 10,353,442
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108. Switzerland
> Population: 8,636,896
109. Trinidad and Tobago
> Population: 1,399,491
110. Tunisia
> Population: 11,818,618
111. Turkey
> Population: 84,339,067
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112. Turks and Caicos Islands (U.K.)
> Population: 38,718
113. Ukraine
> Population: 44,134,693
114. United Arab Emirates
> Population: 9,890,400
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115. United Kingdom
> Population: 67,215,293
116. Uruguay
> Population: 3,473,727
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