The travel advisories are meant to indicate countries where the CDC believes there is a risk of infection with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus.
are in the highest notice level —"Warning Level 3." CDC advises travelers to avoid all nonessential travel to these countries. As part of the warnings, which were issued in late February, the CDC also cites limited access for visitors to adequate medical care. If travel is necessary, CDC advises travelers to discuss with their health-care provider.
During the Ebola outbreak in 2014, this warning level was issued to Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia. The second notice level,"Alert Level 2," suggesting that potential travelers"practice enhanced precautions," has been issued for travel to Iran, Italy and Japan, three countries experiencing person-to-person and community spread of COVID-19. This notice, according to CDC, is directed at older adults and those with"chronic medical conditions," who are at greater risk of developing a severe case of COVID-19 if infected.
The third notice level is"Watch Level 1." At this level, the CDC does not recommend canceling or postponing travel but advises potential travelers to practice general precautions such as avoiding contact with sick people and washing hands for 20 seconds with soap and water or an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with 60% to 95% alcohol.
The CDC also currently has other travel health notices unrelated to COVID-19. For example, it has issued the Level 2 Alert for several countries in Africa and Asia because of polio and a Watch Level 1 for some parts of Central and South America for dengue.
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