US CDC Adds Israel, Japan to List of Countries With ‘Very High’ COVID-19 Risk

A staff member tends to a COVID-19 patient in Petah Tikva, Israel on Feb. 1, 2022. Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images

U.S. health authorities on Feb. 7 said travelers to Israel and six additional countries are at “very high” risk from COVID-19, expanding a list that now includes more than 130 other nations.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned against going to Israel, Japan, Cuba, Armenia, Libya, Oman, and Congo.