CDC adds 22 more destinations to COVID-19 'high risk' travel list

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned against travel to 22 nations and territories on Tuesday, amid a surge in COVID-19 cases.

In addition, it also elevated several countries and territories to "Level 3: High." Countries are designated as "Level 3" when between 100-500 cases per 100,000 residents are registered in the same timeframe.

Those destinations include Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Fiji, Gabon, Ghana, Jamaica, Kuwait, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Paraguya, Saba, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Sint Eustatius, the Philippines, Togo and Uganda.

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