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File Photo by John Angelillo\/UPI | License Photo<\/div>\n<p><style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\t\t\tarticle ul\tli { list-style: disc; padding: 5px 0; }\n\t\t]]><\/style>\n<article itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p><span class=\"story_dl\">Feb. 14 (UPI) &#8212;<\/span> The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added six countries Monday to the highest level of its COVID-19 travel advisory risk list.<\/p>\n<p>The CDC added Azerbaijan, South Korea, French Polynesia, Comoros, Belarus and the French archipelago of Saint Pierre and Miquelon to its &#8220;Level 4: Very High&#8221; advisory, the highest possible rating.\n<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p>All six destinations were at Level 3 last week, which denotes a &#8220;High&#8221; risk for COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Avoid travel to these destinations. If you must travel to these destinations, make sure you are fully vaccinated before travel,&#8221; says the CDC website.<\/p>\n<p>The move brings the total number of countries with the CDC&#8217;s highest rating to 140, more than any other section.<\/p>\n<p>Destinations are added to Level 4 if and when they reach a rate of more than 500 cumulative new cases per 100,000 people over the previous 28 days.<\/p>\n<p>Also Monday, the CDC added four countries to Level 3, or &#8220;High&#8221; risk. El Salvador, Eswatini, Indonesia and Mauritius now all have the agency&#8217;s second-highest rating.<\/p>\n<p>There are only seven destinations on Level 1, which come with a &#8220;Low&#8221; risk of COVID-19. Four destinations appear on Level 2 with a &#8220;Moderate&#8221; travel risk.\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1\/2 The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Monday added six destinations to its Level 4, or Very High risk for travel due to COVID-19 infection rates. 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