The CDC adds Sweden, two other nations, to the high-risk covid list
On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) added Sweden, Guatemala and Morocco to its list of countries at high risk for covid-19.
The three countries were previously considered a moderate risk, according to a web archive of the CDC’s list of countries on its travel advisory list. The high-risk designation means that potential travelers should not visit a country unless they are up to date on their covid-19 vaccines.
The CDCs four-stage system of travel announcements notes how great the risk is of contracting covid-19 by traveling to the country. A level one or two designation, which denotes a “low” and “moderate” risk, respectively, means that travelers should be updated on their vaccines before the visit.
A level four designation, labeled “special circumstances / do not travel”, means that people should not visit these countries, but if they must, they should be up to date with their vaccines.
The CDC also includes a list of more than 50 sites whose levels of covid-19 are unknown.
No country is currently listed with a level four designation.
The CDC updated its travel policy last month to no longer require travelers from a foreign country to show a negative COVID-19 test before arriving in the United States.
It shows data from Johns Hopkins University Sweden’s 7-day rolling average of cases have lain at a few hundred for months, while Guatemala and Morocco has been up for a few thousand in the last month.