The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are cautioning against travel to Germany and Demark after moving the two popular European destinations to its list of countries with “very high” COVID-19 rates.
The two countries were bumped up to the CDC’s “level 4” category on Monday, with the agency raising guidance to warn that all U.S. travelers should avoid these destinations regardless of vaccination status. Both countries allow fully vaccinated U.S. tourists to visit as of Tuesday.
“If you must travel to these destinations, make sure you are fully vaccinated before travel,” the CDC says on its website.
The State Department issued a parallel warning Monday, raising Germany and Denmark to its own “do not travel” list.
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The change comes as Europe faces its latest COVID-19 surge ahead of the holidays.
Germany has been facing its worst surge of COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic, reporting more than 333,000 cases the week of Nov. 15, according to the World Health Organization. That’s nearly double the weekly rate reported during a prior surge in December 2020.
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