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The Biden administration is lauding the significant strides made by states and communities to combat COVID, while simultaneously warning that the fight is not over yet.
“While we’re making extraordinary strides in the number of people vaccinated, we still have an extraordinary amount of disease out there,” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said at a White House news conference Monday.
Globally, weekly infections are setting records. In the U.S., while cases and hospitalizations have fallen since January, the United States is still reporting more than 400,000 cases per week. And the US is reporting more than 21,000 cases of the variants found in the U.K., Brazil and South Africa. The U.K. variant has become the prominent strain in the U.S., according to the CDC.
. (Tribune News Service) Travelers researching international trips during the coronavirus pandemic have been confronted with conflicting government advice. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has one system of rating the risks by country, the U.S. State Department another, producing different travel alert levels for the same country in many cases. Mexico, a popular vacation spot with American vacationers this year, is considered a Level 4 by the CDC meaning avoid all travel but a Level 3 by the State Department meaning reconsider travel. The Bahamas was just raised to a Level 4 by the CDC and is a level 3 on the State Department scale.
The updated guidelines, expected later this week, are intended to curb visits to approximately 80% of countries that are experiencing dramatic spikes in cases, the department said.
The U.S. State Department on Monday announced plans to expand travel advisories, urging U.S. citizens to stay home as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose unprecedented risks around the globe.
The updated travel guidelines are intended to curb visits to approximately 80% of countries worldwide which are currently experiencing dramatic spikes in cases, the department said in a statement. New guidance is expected be released later this week.
As travelers face ongoing risks due COVID-19, we have updated our Travel Advisories to better reflect @CDC’s science-based Travel Health Notices. We also considered logistics like testing availability and travel restrictions for U.S. citizens. https://t.co/Eu0gas8DZg. pic.twitter.com/R7GMnk8DIN Travel - State Dept (@TravelGov) April 19, 2021