
CDC's highest travel risk level is jam-packed with nearly 135 places, including Japan
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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added more destinations on Monday to its ever-growing list of places considered to be a "very high" travel risk for Covid-19, including Japan and Cuba.
(CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added even more destinations on Monday to its ever-growing list of places considered to be a "very high" travel risk for Covid-19.
Level 4, the CDC's highest, has now swelled to almost 135 places, illustrating the rapid surge of the Omicron variant around the world. In early January, there were around 80 destinations listed there. Level 4 now has more destinations than all the other CDC categories combined.

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