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The US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) on Monday warned American citizens not to travel to Greece, Ireland, Iran, the US Virgin Islands and other destinations due to the growing number of COVID-19 cases there as reported by Reuters.
Other “Level 4: Avoid Travel” locations include Libya, Kazakhstan, Andorra, Saint Bartheleme, Lesotho, Martinique, Malta, the Isle of Man and Curacao, the CDC said in a statement. .
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the leading national institute of public health in the United States. The CDC is a United States federal agency under the Department of Health and Human Services and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
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