CDC says to avoid travel to UK amid rising COVID-19 cases
District of Columbia | July 20, 2021
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday warned Americans to avoid any nonessential travel to the United Kingdom (U.K.) due to rapidly rising coronavirus cases. The “Level 4” warning from the CDC is the agency’s highest. The agency recommends that if travel can’t be avoided, people should make sure they are vaccinated. “Because of the current situation in the United Kingdom, even fully vaccinated travelers may be at risk for getting and spreading COVID-19 variants,” the advisory notes. Separately, the State Department also issued its own Level 4 “Do Not Travel” warning… (Excerpts from The Hill)