On Tuesday, the United States’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) raised its travel advisory for three countries to “Level 4: Very High”. CDC warned against travel to Sri Lanka, Jamaica, and Brunei due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases.
The ratings for the Netherlands, Malta, Guinea-Bissau, and United Arab Emirates were eased from “Level 4: Very High” to “Level 3: High by the CDC ”. It urges unvaccinated Americans to avoid traveling to those destinations. The CDC raised “Level 1: Low” to “Level 2: Moderate for Australia. An advisory was raised by the CDC for Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Ghana, Grenada, Turks, and Caicos Islands to “Level 3”.
The current list issued by the CDC includes 80 destinations out of around 200 ranked as “Level: 4” that included the US territories. In Seattle, it was made mandatory for the fans who attend the pro-sporting events to show proof that they have been vaccinated against the COVID-19 or that they have been tested negative for the coronavirus.
On Tuesday, the University of Washington and Washington State University announced updated policies for the fans attending the games this season.