US CDC urges avoiding travel to France, Thailand over COVID-19

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned on Monday against travel to France, Thailand, Iceland, and several other countries because of a rising number of COVID-19 cases in those nations.

The CDC has been adding to its highest "Level 4: Very High" COVID-19 level as cases spread around the globe. The United States added Aruba and French Polynesia with other places. The U.S. State Department also issued its parallel Level 4: Do Not Travel" advisories for Iceland and France on Monday.