CDC Adds Sweden, Other European Destinations, to Its Highest Travel Risk Category

A person walks past closed Christmas market stalls on Stephansplatz on the third day of a nationwide, temporary lockdown during the fourth wave of the novel coronavirus pandemic on Nov. 24, 2021, in Vienna, Austria. Thomas Kronsteiner/Getty Images

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday warned Americans against travel to several more European destinations, including Sweden, adding the countries to its highest-risk category for travel.

In its weekly update of COVID-19 travel advisories, Malta, Moldova, and Sweden were added to the agency’s “Level 4: Covid-19 Very High” category, which indicates more than 500 cases per 100,000 residents registered in the past 28 days.