17 Destinations Receive New Travel Advisories From State Department

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Janeen Christoff
by Janeen Christoff
Last updated: 7:59 PM ET, Wed October 27, 2021

The U.S. State Department has issued new travel advisories for 17 destinations.

Five Level Four: Do Not Travel advisories were issued for Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Ukraine and Sudan.

Colombia now has a Level 3: Reconsider Travel as do Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Indonesia, Guatemala, French West Indies, Egypt and the Dominican Republic and the Cayman Islands.

Namibia and Oman are now under a Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution advisory, and The Kyrgyz Republic is a Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions.

For most destinations, the primary reason for the advisories was Covid-19.

However, civil unrest, crime and terrorism were also determining factors in Ukraine, Libya, Lebanon, Mali, Ukraine and Sudan.

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