CDC Hikes Alerts for Spain, Cuba, Israel Over COVID-19 Cases

Two tourists walk without face masks in La Laguna on the day the Canary Islands government imposed stricter rules to control a surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, on the island of Tenerife, Spain, on July 26, 2021. Reuters/Borja Suarez

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday warned against travel to Spain, Portugal, Cuba, Cyprus and Kyrgyzstan because of a rising number of COVID-19 cases in those countries.

The CDC raised its travel advisory to “Level Four: Very High” for those countries telling Americans they should avoid travel there.