Coronavirus

CDC moves 13 LATAM destinations to highest-risk travel level

By Joshua Shin

January 19, 2022 4:01pm

Updated: January 19, 2022 7:00pm

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) moved 22 new countries and territories to its highest-risk travel category for COVID-19 on Tuesday, including 13 in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Argentina, Bolivia, Panama, Suriname, and Uruguay were moved to “Level 4: Very High,” a list reserved for destinations where more than 500 cases per 100,000 residents are registered in the past 28 days. The CDC advises Americans against traveling to any of the listed countries.

Also raised to Level 4 were the Caribbean nations and territories of the Bahamas, Bermuda, British Virgin Isles, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Sint Maarten, and the Turks and Caicos Islands.

The Level 4 list now contains over 100 countries and territories, which can be found on the CDC website.

“Level 3: High,” which applies to destinations with between 100 and 500 new cases per 100,000 residents in the past 28 days, also saw 22 new additions on Tuesday, including Costa Rica, Cuba, Jamaica and Paraguay.

New Level 4 Additions