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Send The U.S. State Department said on Monday it has eased travel advisory ratings for the United Kingdom and Israel after raising both countries to its highest warning level last month amid COVID-19 concerns. Last month, the State Department boosted the ratings of about 120 countries to “Level 4: Do Not Travel” to align with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ratings. About 150 of 209 destinations rated by the State Department are listed at Level 4. A coalition of U.S. and European travel, airline, union, business and airport groups called in a letter last week for a fu...

Reuters Reuters 12 May, 2021, 2:06 am FILE PHOTO: Travelers queue in a security line limited to every other lane for social distancing at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in SeaTac, Washington, U.S. April 12, 2021. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. State Department said on Monday it has eased travel advisory ratings for the United Kingdom and Israel after raising both countries to its highest warning level last month amid COVID-19 concerns. The State Department lowered the UK to a “Level 3: Reconsider Travel” rating and lowered Israel to “Level 2 – Exercise In...

Spain could waive Covid tests for Britons from May 20 Save Save The beach of Barceloneta in Barcelona on May 8: British holidaymakers could be permitted to visit Spain from next week Credit: Getty Follow Spain plans to waive its PCR testing requirement for British visitors from May 20, if the UK's Covid-19 infection rate allows. "[British holidaymakers] could come from May 20 onwards without a PCR if the incidence rates are below the range currently under review, which is around 50 [cases per 100,000 people]", Spain's tourism minister Maria Reyes Maroto told reporters after a weekly cab...

Reuters Health News Summary New U.S. COVID weekly cases fall to lowest since September New cases of COVID-19 in the United States fell for a fourth week in a row, dropping 17% last week to just under 290,000, the lowest weekly total since September, according to a Reuters analysis of state and county data. Deaths from COVID-19 fell 1.3% to 4,756 in the week ended May 9, the fewest deaths in a week since July. Florida releases genetically modified mosquitoes in hopes to reduce spread of disease Genetically modified mosquitoes have been released for the first time in the United States, taking...

"We believe the updated framework will help Americans make better-informed decisions about the safety of international travel," said a State Department official. "We are closely monitoring health and safety conditions across the globe, and will continue to update our destination-specific information for U.S. travelers as conditions evolve." As a result of the update, some 8 out of 10 nations around the globe are classified as "Level 4: Do Not Travel." More than 100 countries were recategorized Level 4, including popular destinations such as Canada, France, Mexico and the U.K. The nations not ...