CDC Adds 6 Places to Its 'High' Risk Category for Travel, Including 2 Central American Countries

CNN
Jul 25, 2022


The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added six destinations to its "high" risk category for travel on Monday.
Two Central American countries -- El Salvador and Honduras -- received a Level 3, "high" risk designation. Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Poland and Fiji were also added to Level 3.
Level 3 became the top rung in terms of risk level in April after the CDC overhauled its ratings system for assessing Covid-19 risk for travelers.
The designation applies to places that have had more than 100 cases per 100,000 residents in the past 28 days. Level 2 and Level 1 are considered "moderate" and "low" risk, respectively.