The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has eased travel recommendations for more than 110 countries and territories, including Japan just ahead of the Olympics. The CDC’s new ratings include 61 nations that were lowered from its highest “Level 4” rating that discouraged all travel to recommending travel for fully vaccinated individuals.
Among those now listed at “Level 3,” are France, Ecuador, Philippines, South Africa, Canada, Mexico, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, Honduras, Hungary, and Italy.
Another 50 countries and territories have been lowered to “Level 2” or “Level 1,” and countries ratest lowest for COVID-19 risks now include Singapore, Israel, South Korea, Iceland, Belize and Albania.
