CDC: Africa tourism favorite now at 'high' risk for Covid-19

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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has placed a popular African destination in its 'high' Covid-19 risk category for travelers.

This level is dominated by destinations in Africa, including Ghana, Kenya and Rwanda. Level 1 had just over 50 entries as of Monday.Finally, there are destinations the CDC has deemed to be of"unknown" risk because of a lack of information. Usually, but not always, these are small, remote places or places with ongoing warfare or unrest. There was only one addition to this category on Monday:The CDC advises against travel to these places precisely because the risks are unknown.

We've moved into"a phase in the pandemic where people need to make their own decisions based on their medical circumstances as well as their risk tolerance when it comes to contracting Covid-19," said Wen, who is an emergency physician and professor of health policy and management at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health.

"Are you planning to visit a lot of attractions and go to indoor bars? That's very different from you're going somewhere where you're planning to lie on the beach all day and not interact with anyone else. That's very different. Those are very different levels of risk." Vaccination is the most significant safety factor for travel, since unvaccinated travelers are more likely to become ill and transmit Covid-19 to others, Wen said.

And it's also important to consider what you would do if you end up testing positive away from home. Where will you stay and how easy will it be to get a test to return home?

 

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Good. You guys bring all your diseases here.

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And the US? What do our numbers look like? 🤔

Leave Africa alone!

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