PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has been added to the list of “very high risk” travel destinations by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Countries are placed at “Level 4: Covid-19 Very High” risk when more than 500 cases per 100,000 residents are registered over a period of 28 days.
According to a CNN report, three other countries were also added to the Level 4 list yesterday, namely Bhutan, Brunei and Iran. Malaysia was at Level 3 last week.
Malaysia reported 11,034 Covid-19 cases two weeks ago, but the number has been steadily rising, hitting 27,179 infections today.
As of yesterday, 7,747 non-critical Covid-19 beds in hospitals and low-risk treatment centres were being utilised by patients, or 66% of the total capacity. Covid-19 ICUs were at 34% of total capacity of 836 beds.
The CDC warned travellers against visiting countries in the Level 4 list.
“You should interpret Level 4 to mean this is a place with a lot of community transmission of Covid-19. So, if you go, there is a higher chance that you could contract the coronavirus,” according to CNN medical analyst Dr Leana Wen.
Other tourist hotspots in an earlier Level 4 list include Mexico, Canada, France, Peru, Singapore and Spain. The UK has been on Level 4 since July 2021.
In its wider travel advisory, the CDC recommended avoiding all international travel for those who are not fully vaccinated. - FMT
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