Bangladesh among top 6 ‘high risk’ travel destinations: US

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently added six destinations to its “high” risk category for travel, which includes Bangladesh.

Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Poland, Fiji, El Salvador and Honduras received a Level 3, “high” risk designation on Monday, CNN reports.

The CDC advises travellers get up to date with Covid-19 vaccines before traveling to a Level 3 destination.

Level 3 became the top rung in terms of risk level in April after the CDC overhauled its ratings system for assessing Covid-19 risk for travellers. The designation applies to places that have had more than 100 cases per 1,00,000 residents in the past 28 days.

There were more than 120 destinations at Level 3 on July 25. Level 3 locations account for about half the roughly 235 places monitored by the CDC.

Much of Europe has been stubbornly lodged at Level 3 for months with the summer travel season in full swing. Other notable countries at Level 3 include Kuwait, Qatar, UAE, Taiwan, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, etc.

Level 2 and Level 1 are considered “moderate” and “low” risk, respectively.

Destinations carrying the “Level 2: Covid-19 Moderate” designation reported 50 to 100 Covid-19 cases per 1,00,000 residents in the past 28 days.

Meanwhile, to be listed as “Level 1: Covid-19 Low,” a destination must have had 49 or fewer new cases per 1,00,000 residents over the past 28 days.