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The State Department s travel alert system is now incorporating the CDC s Covid-19 data. The department is recommending that travelers avoid Antarctica, for example, because Covid data is unknown.
The U.S. State Department recently expanded the list of countries it suggests Americans not visit to include 80% of the world, citing their high rates of Covid-19.
The response from many travelers appears to be indifference.
The department s new travel alert system incorporates the CDC s Covid-19 data, vastly expanding its Level 4 list to include many of the places open to Americans. Caribbean islands, Mexico and most of Europe are among the destinations that carry the recommendation that travelers should avoid all travel to these destinations.