State Department issues 'do not travel' warning on 80% of world due to coronavirus

the spike in Covid 19 has led the U. S. State Department to expand its do not travel advisory to about 80% of countries worldwide. The report from Reuters states the State Department already listed 30 for out of about 200 countries as level four do not travel, including Russia, Argentina, Mozambique, brazil and Tanzania. The department said in an email to the Washington post that quote, this alignment better reflects the current unpredictable and ever evolving threat posed by Covid 19. We continue to strongly recommend US citizens reconsider all travel abroad and postponed their trips if possible. In the media note, the State Department clarified that the move does not imply a reassessment of current health situations in some countries. Instead, it reflects an adjustment in the State Department's travel advisory system to rely more on the city's existent epidemiological assessments. The advisory is also the result of careful consideration of logistical factors like the availability of in country testing and travel restrictions for US citizens. Mhm

The State Department on Monday urged Americans reconsider any international travel they may have planned and said it would issue specific warnings not to visit roughly 80% of the world's countries due to risks from the coronavirus pandemic.The United States hasn't had a global advisory warning against international travel since August, when guidance was revoked by the Trump administration. The advice issued by the department isn't a formal global advisory. Instead, it says the State Department will start using Centers for Disease Control and Prevention standards as it prepares health and safety guidelines for individual countries. Because of those standards, about 80% of countries will be classified as "Level 4" or "do not travel."Travel is also discouraged for the remaining 20%, though not as emphatically. It says people with plans to visit those countries should reconsider before proceeding.The department did not reveal which countries will fall under which category. That will become known as guidance is issued individually for each country in the coming week.Related video: Travel and Coronavirus Testing at Airports: What you Need to Know"The COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose unprecedented risks to travelers. In light of those risks, the Department of State strongly recommends U.S. citizens reconsider all travel abroad," it said.The department said the new classifications don't necessarily reflect changes in the countries' health situations, but rather an adjustment in the criteria on which it bases the alerts. The State Department's assessments for COVID-19 include infection rates as well as the availability of local testing and treatment.

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The United States hasn't had a global advisory warning against international travel since August, when guidance was revoked by the Trump administration.

The advice issued by the department isn't a formal global advisory. Instead, it says the State Department will start using standards as it prepares health and safety guidelines for individual countries. Because of those standards, about 80% of countries will be classified as "Level 4" or "do not travel."

Travel is also discouraged for the remaining 20%, though not as emphatically. It says people with plans to visit those countries should reconsider before proceeding.

The department did not reveal which countries will fall under which category. That will become known as guidance is issued individually for each country in the coming week.

Related video: Travel and Coronavirus Testing at Airports: What you Need to Know

"The COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose unprecedented risks to travelers. In light of those risks, the Department of State strongly recommends U.S. citizens reconsider all travel abroad," it said.

The department said the new classifications don't necessarily reflect changes in the countries' health situations, but rather an adjustment in the criteria on which it bases the alerts.

The State Department's assessments for COVID-19 include infection rates as well as the availability of local testing and treatment.

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